anal-retentive

adjective

having an anal character.

noun

a person who is anal retentive.

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anal retentive

—n
1.	a person who exhibits anal personality traits

—*adj*
2.	exhibiting anal personality traits

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Main Entry:	anal-retentive
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	exhibiting a tendency toward excessive neatness and obstinacy in how things are done, thought to be tied to the anal stage of development in Freudian psychology
Etymology:	1958-62
Usage:	anal retentive, n; anal retention, n; anal-retentiveness, n

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anal-retentive adj.
Indicating personality traits, such as meticulousness, avarice, and obstinacy, originating in habits, attitudes, or values associated with infantile pleasure in retention of feces.

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"I'm anal retentive. I'm a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I'm a control freak. That's why I'm not married. Who could stand me?"

-Madonna

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