Modifies a noun

• killer: The psychopathic killers coming out of the past are not even her driving reason for trying to hide herself.

• murderer: The older target readership becomes immediately apparent when you find that the main villain is a psychopathic murderer!

• tendency: We will now start a study that will look for genes associated with psychopathic tendencies.

• trait: Early findings indicate that emerging psychopathic traits in children may have a significant genetic basis.

• disorder: You have a specific form of mental disorder - mental illness, mental impairment, severe mental impairment or psychopathic disorder.

• personality: Studies of the psychopathic personality provide insight into the psychodynamics of quackery.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: I met a lot of City fans who hated Man U to an almost psychopathic degree.