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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Tom Hiddleston starred as a dashing military vet turned hotel night manager recruited by British intelligence to infiltrate the inner circle of Hugh Laurie’s posh, psychopathic arms dealer.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2020
They are popularly recognized as the motto of a fictional psychopathic supervillain.
—Brian Murphy, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 May 2018
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Adjective
His live-wire performance, seemingly inspired by numerous previous screen depictions of psychopathic bad guys, infuses the proceedings with welcome kinetic energy.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Tom Hiddleston starred as a dashing military vet turned hotel night manager recruited by British intelligence to infiltrate the inner circle of Hugh Laurie’s posh, psychopathic arms dealer.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
The character is a pure psychopathic who drives a classic hot rod and has a fanatical love of Coors beer.
—James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2020
They are popularly recognized as the motto of a fictional psychopathic supervillain.
—Brian Murphy, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 May 2018
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“Psychopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychopathic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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psychopathic
1 of 2 adjective
psy·cho·path·ic
ˌsī-kə-ˈpath-ik 
: of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
psychopathic
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