pseudoclinical

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ clinical

Adjective

pseudoclinical (comparative more pseudoclinical, superlative most pseudoclinical)

1. Apparently, but not actually, clinical.
   • 2007 June 15, Anemona Hartocollis, “Writer Expresses Remorse for Sex Attack, but Still Claims He Is Ill”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Despite the pseudoclinical patina of these epithets, they were just part of an editorial arsenal that seeks to demonize a suspect before he even reaches trial.”