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Meanings
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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; abnormal
Describes something medically diseased or figuratively abnormal and excessive, often with a negative connotation. Can modify nouns with な or の.
He is pathologically meticulous.
The symptoms show pathological changes.
Usage patterns
- 病的な〈事〉an obsessive/morbid (habit, attachment, etc.)
He sometimes shows an obsessive, unhealthy attachment.
- 病的に〈動詞〉to (do something) to a pathological/obsessive degree
She keeps washing her hands to an obsessive, unhealthy degree.