pathologically
In sick manner
Pathologically means in a way that relates to disease or abnormality, especially of the mind.
A pathological liar lies compulsively, beyond normal dishonesty.
The word implies behavior so extreme it suggests illness: He's pathologically jealous.
In medical contexts, it describes what's revealed by examining diseased tissue: pathologically confirmed cancer.
Consumed by fixation
- ritualisticFollowing prescribed ceremony
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- neuroticExcessively anxious or obsessive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
fixation · perfectionism · repetitive · checking · washing · cleaning · arranging · counting
Holding false beliefs firmly
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
- deliriousMentally unhinged temporarily
incoherent · illogical · unreasonable · unfounded · baseless · groundless · unjustified · erratic
Furthest from moderate
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
hyperbolic · overwrought · overzealous · extravagant · profuse · redundant · superfluous · overabundant
Affected by illness
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- symptomaticShowing signs of disease
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
abnormal · malignant · chronic · acute · degenerative · inflammatory · infectious · systemic
obsessive
Consumed by fixation
- ritualisticFollowing prescribed ceremony
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- neuroticExcessively anxious or obsessive
compulsion · fixation · perfectionism · repetitive · checking · washing · cleaning · arranging · counting · mania
delusional
Holding false beliefs firmly
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
delirious · incoherent · illogical · unreasonable · unfounded · baseless · groundless · unjustified · erratic · insane
extreme
Furthest from moderate
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
exaggerated · hyperbolic · overwrought · overzealous · extravagant · profuse · redundant · superfluous · overabundant · overkill
diseased
Affected by illness
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- symptomaticShowing signs of disease
diagnostic · abnormal · malignant · chronic · acute · degenerative · inflammatory · infectious · systemic · cellular
pathologicallyhealthily
In beneficial manner
normally · soundly · wholesomely · healthfully · sanely
pathologicallymoderately
To a limited degree
reasonably · temperately · mildly · slightly · controllably
pathologicallynormally
In the usual manner
rationally · sanely · healthily · functionally · adaptively
- pathological liarOne who deceives compulsively
- pathological lyingCompulsive, repetitive fabrication of falsehoods