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- adverb In a
psychotic manner. - adverb As a result of
psychosis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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People act, today, as if there were no such thing as Death - i.e. they "psychotically" reify the notion that we "live on" in our work or more pointedly/poignantly in our offspring and in society qua Creation.
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A psychologist who examined them said they were kind of psychotically poetic, but it was like this guy, right, had created a secret society in his head to, like, displace whatever normal feelings he might have had.
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After the truly shocking reveal in last week's episode that morose teenager Violet (Taissa Farmiga, movie star Vera Farmiga's much younger sister) succeeded in her suicide attempt earlier this season, FX's psychotically entertaining drama killed off another member of the Harmon clan—mom Vivien (Connie Britton), who died after giving birth to twins, one of whom may be the anti-Christ.
Cheers & Jeers: American Horror Story's Mother and Child Reunion 2011
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Sokolowski is credibly vulnerable as the psychotically devout young woman.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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According to one informed source who has confided in me after recently returning from a trip to Syria (the new enlightened herd very much likes using this phrase or something similar) the bathroom is the most likely crime scene for these psychotically sick and abnormal boys and girls.
Global Voices in English » Syria: A Week Against Everything and Anything 2009
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The villains, meanwhile, are cartoonishly garish, starting with Taylor's psychotically vengeful physicist son Lucas Ashley Zuckerman.
Critic's Guide to the Week in TV: Finales, Musical and Comedy Divas, and More! 2011
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(Actually, that woman is psychotically combative, so I doubt it was her decision, but if it was, my opinion of her is thereby lowered.)
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Washingtonians are notorious for their psychotically competitive work ethic -- the trick is to avoid ending up crying into the copy machine.
Dating in the District: 5 typical places to score a date in Washington Katie Rogers 2011
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(Actually, that woman is psychotically combative, so I doubt it was her decision, but if it was, my opinion of her is thereby lowered.) Malvolio (Quote)
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Severely psychotically ill patients remain out on the streets, whether they like or not; and in the case of crimes, whether their victims like it or not.
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