pathological
path·o·log·i·cal
adj \ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\Definition of PATHOLOGICAL
1
: of or relating to pathology
2
: altered or caused by disease; also : indicative of disease
3
: being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal <a pathological liar> <pathological fear>
— path·o·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Variants of PATHOLOGICAL
path·o·log·i·cal also path·o·log·ic \-jik\
Examples of PATHOLOGICAL
- He is a pathological liar.
- She has a pathological fear of heights.
- pathological changes in the body
First Known Use of PATHOLOGICAL
1688
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astrological, biological, Christological, chronological, cosmological, cryptological, ecological, ethnological, extralogical, gemological, graphological, horological, morphological, mycological, mythological, neurological, oncological, pedagogical, philological, phrenological, psychological, scatological, seismological, tautological, technological, theological, topological, typological, zoological
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