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obsessive - 5 dictionary results

ob⋅ses⋅sive

[uhb-ses-iv]
–adjective
1. being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
2. causing an obsession.
3. excessive, esp. extremely so.
–noun
4. someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner.

Origin:
1910–15; obsess(ion) + -ive


ob⋅ses⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅ses⋅sive⋅ness, noun
ob·ses·sive   (əb-sěs'ĭv, ŏb-)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession: obsessive gambling.
  2. Excessive in degree or nature: an obsessive need to win.
ob·ses'sive n., ob·ses'sive·ly adv., ob·ses'sive·ness n.

Main Entry: 1ob·ses·sive
Pronunciation: äb-'ses-iv, &b-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, causing, or characterized byobsession : deriving from obsession <obsessive behavior> —ob·ses·sive·ly adverbob·ses·sive·ness noun

Main Entry: 2obsessive
Function: noun
: an obsessive individual
Language Translation for : obsessive
Spanish: obsesivo,
German: besessen,
Japanese: 取りつかれた

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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