pathologically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Musk has admitted he is “pathologically optimistic External link.”
From Barron's
The research team analyzed gene expression data from post-mortem prefrontal cortex tissue collected from 207 AA brain donors, including 125 individuals with pathologically confirmed AD and 82 controls.
From Science Daily
Webb writes in his book that Bashir was "pathologically, compellingly charming. Ruthless."
From BBC
And to be fair, that’s not a bad courtroom strategy against an opponent who is almost pathologically predisposed to putting his foot in his mouth.
From Salon
He is not an authentic person insofar as he lies all the time, but his desire for that attention is so deep, it's coming from such a deep place, he needs it pathologically.
From Salon
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