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ob⋅ses⋅sive

  [uhb-ses-iv]
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–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

Related forms:
ob⋅ses⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅ses⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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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.
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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 adverb —ob·ses·sive·ness noun

Main Entry: 2obsessive
Function: noun
: an obsessive individual
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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