psychopathic

noun

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The character is a pure psychopathic who drives a classic hot rod and has a fanatical love of Coors beer. James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2020 They are popularly recognized as the motto of a fictional psychopathic supervillain. Brian Murphy, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 May 2018 The sheer accumulation of images of celebrity bodies in my browser history feels psychopathic. Amanda Hess, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2018 People who are psychopathic have a fearless personality. Lynn Johnson, National Geographic, 3 Jan. 2018 See All Example Sentences for psychopathic

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of psychopathic was circa 1890

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“Psychopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychopathic. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

Medical Definition

psychopathic

1 of 2 adjective
psy·​cho·​path·​ic ˌsī-kə-ˈpath-ik How to pronounce psychopathic (audio)
: of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
psychopathically adverb

psychopathic

2 of 2 noun

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