Standard Lemma guide

pathologically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌpæθ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk.li/
  • UK: /ˌpæθ.əˈlɒ.d͡ʒɪk.li/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE2 TH AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a pathological manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with respect to pathology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • pathologically interesting results

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pathological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English pathologically From pathological + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: patològicament — in a pathological manner
  • Czech: patologicky — in a pathological manner
  • Finnish: patologisesti — in a pathological manner
  • Galician: patoloxicamente — in a pathological manner
  • Italian: patologicamente — in a pathological manner
  • Polish: patologicznie — in a pathological manner
  • Portuguese: patologicamente — in a pathological manner
  • Romanian: în mod patologic — in a pathological manner
  • Russian: патологи́чески (patologíčeski) — in a pathological manner
  • Spanish: patológicamente — in a pathological manner