obsessive
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ɪv noun
4.
someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner.
Related forms
ob·ses·sive·ly, adverb
ob·ses·sive·ness, noun
non·ob·ses·sive, adjective
non·ob·ses·sive·ly, adverb
non·ob·ses·sive·ness, noun
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obsessive (əbˈsɛsɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | psychiatry motivated by a persistent overriding idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness |
| 2. | continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing |
| —n | |
| 3. | psychiatry a person subject to obsession |
| 4. | a person who is continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing |
| ob'sessively | |
| —adv | |
| ob'sessiveness | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
obsessive ob·ses·sive (əb-sěs'ĭv, ŏb-)
adj.
Of, characteristic of, or causing an obsession.
ob·ses'sive n.
ob·ses'sive·ness n.
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Example sentences
It isn't rational to be attracted to solving questions that require obsessive immersion.
But her grim, monochromatic performance is too closed in to allow us to feel her obsessive rage.
Its obsessive clarity turns out to be the perfect basis for digital information.
Her acting career afforded her memorable turns as a variety of sensitive souls and obsessive monsters.
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