proctologically

Adverb

proctologically (not comparable)

1. Regarding proctology, medical care of the anorectal region.
   • Proctoscopy was then done and the child was cured promptly by small multiple incisions followed by dilation with the finger and rectal dilators. Perhaps we have "dwelt in a fool's paradise" in not having these patients examined with the proctoscope and treated proctologically and surgically. I have...1927, Joseph Brennemann, “Simple congenital anorectal stricture with megacolon in early infancy: report of six cases”, in Transactions of the Section on Diseases of Children of the American Medical...
2. (figuratively, humorous, uncommon) Anal-retentively and invasively: in a manner with obsessive and thorough attention to details.
   • Near-synonym: anally
   • Front running is illegal unless you think the SEC has blessed the practice and Bernie pretended that he was the most proctologically examined outfit in hedge fund land, when in fact only his broker-dealer ever got the full exam.2012, Sebastian Graham, Four Nights in Brooklyn, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   anally

3. (figuratively, humorous, uncommon) Regarding a pain in the ass.