psychiatrically

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adverb

In psychiatric terms, or by means of psychiatry

“The case was treated psychiatrically.”

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Meanings

adverbpsychiatrically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn psychiatric terms, or by means of psychiatry

    The case was treated psychiatrically.

    1 more example

    He was puzzled about a 24-year-old man whom he viewed as psychiatrically healthy except for intense depression that lasted for several hours after sex.

    2009 January 20, Richard A. Friedman, MD, “Sex and Depression: In the Brain, if Not the Mind”, in New York Times

Origin

From psychiatric + -ally.

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APA

psychiatrically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychiatrically

MLA

“psychiatrically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychiatrically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychiatrically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychiatrically.

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