clinical
adjective (WITHOUT EMOTION) /ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/Definition
C2 disapproving expressing no emotion or feelings: She seems to have a very clinical attitude towards her children.Not showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions › showing no character and warmth: We were going to paint our kitchen white, but we decided that would look too clinical.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviour clinically /-i/ adverb › This toothpaste has been clinically proven (= shown in experiments) to protect your teeth. Doctors pronounced him clinically dead (= judged him to be dead by examining his body).disapproving Should doctors always remain clinically detached from (= express no emotion towards) their patients?Describing medical treatment generallyNot showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions
(Definition of clinical adjective (WITHOUT EMOTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive adjective (PERSON)
- aloof adjective
- antisocial adjective
- austere adjective
- brutal adjective
- chilly adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- give sb the time of day idiom
- gruff adjective
- hostile adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- icy adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- impersonal adjective
- inhospitable adjective (PERSON)
- offhand adjective
- offish adjective
- saturnine adjective
- wintry adjective (EXPRESSION)
- with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
- withdraw verb (STOP CONTACT)
- withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
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