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Definition of Abulic
1. Adjective. Suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions.
Definition of Abulic
1. Adjective. (medicine) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abulic
1. abulia [adj] - See also: abulia
Medical Definition of Abulic
1. Relating to, or suffering from, abulia. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abulic
Literary usage of Abulic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1904)
"(4) This very painful attention just referred to does not usually last long in
abulic patients; it oscillates, ceases, returns for a moment and after a ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1913)
"Such, in a sense, are the psychologically interesting ideas of the abulic that
she should act, must act,—and yet does not. Mourre, for example, considers ..."
3. The Psychoneuroses and Their Treatment by Psychotherapy by E. Gauckler (1915)
"They explain the appearance of being abulic which our patients acquire. ...
The neurasthenic is no more abulic than he is asthenic or exhausted. ..."
4. The Mental State of Hystericals: A Study of Mental Stigmata and Mental Accidents by Pierre Janet (1901)
"Although she is always considerably •abulic, ... Marcelle, a •great abulic patient
who remains to be studied, unites be- ter and understands better the ..."
5. Ants and Some Other Insects: An Inquiry Into the Psychic Powers of These by Auguste Forel (1904)
"It is remarkable how soon the victor notices and utilises this abulic discouragement.
The dejected ants usually rally after the flight and soon take heart ..."
6. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1904)
"It is remarkable how soon the victor notices and utilises this abulic discouragement.
The dejected ants usually rally after the flight and soon take heart ..."
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