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The definition of clinical is something related to treating the sick or something scientific, overly clean or impersonal.

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An example of clinical is a trial that is done in a hospital.
An example of clinical is the feeling of a hospital room.
An example of clinical is a policeman who gives a ticket without emotion; a clinical act.

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See clinical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or connected with a clinic or a sickbed
having to do with the direct treatment and observation of patients, as distinguished from experimental or laboratory study
purely scientific; impersonal: clinical detachment
austere, antiseptic, etc., like a medical clinic

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clinically adverb

See clinical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or connected with a clinic.
Involving or based on direct observation of the patient: a clinical diagnosis.
Very objective and devoid of emotion; analytical: “He spoke in the clipped, clinical monotones typical of police testimony in court” (Connie Paige).
Suggestive of a medical clinic; austere and antiseptic: a clinical style of decor.

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clinˈi·cal·ly adverb

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