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[uhb-ses-iv]

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adjective

being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.

causing an obsession.

excessive, especially extremely so.

noun

someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner.

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Origin:
1910–15; obsess(ion) + -ive

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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In her cheerfully obsessive semi-abstract drawings, and in.

My point is not that dogged persistence and obsessive research productivity eventually pay off.

Obsessive people are often difficult to work with, self absorbed and by the sound of things too tired to function properly.

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In her cheerfully obsessive semi-abstract drawings, and in.

My point is not that dogged persistence and obsessive research productivity eventually pay off.

Obsessive people are often difficult to work with, self absorbed and by the sound of things too tired to function properly.

Some scientists also suspect there might be physiological reasons for obsessive tanning, she said.

The cost of obsessive ultra-effective air security is costing thousands of lives elsewhere.

Simpson case have drawn obsessive public attention and generated a fierce debate about justice and press coverage.

It is important to break the cycle of obsessive thoughts.

By that time he is in the white frozen wilderness that was the obsessive object of his quest.

At last a glimpse of a forest dance floor reveals a weird, obsessive performance.

Men also tend to be more obsessive about their work to a fault.

For anyone involved in any kind of craft you know how obsessive it can get.

Savitsky, an obsessive collector credited with saving tens of.

For this reason, you should probably be obsessive about backup.

What may seem an obsessive avoidance of risk is in fact the result of a longstanding bargain.

Prevent obsessive behavior by establishing rules, limits and boundaries early and consistently.

Can't advertise cleaning products- because then people will become obsessive compulsive.

But his obsessive digging has turned up valuable information.

After an obsessive quest to help a long-suffering patient, an unexpected reward.

The tenure process encourages paranoia and incites obsessive suspicion.

The pre-modernist robust model of city-states and statelings will prevail, with obsessive fiscal prudence.

Many archaeologists question whether the obsessive scramble to prove the biblical narrative is a healthy enterprise.

These people are obsessive and narcissistic and are out to get a reaction and force there point.

But while obsessive compulsion plays a role in many orthorexia cases, it is not the only warning sign.

Tolstoy's almost obsessive concern with clothing reflects his obsessive concern with morality.

The company's obsessive focus on low prices created the world's biggest retailer.

Think of a hiking trail, almost any hiking trail, and there's a good chance you'll find an obsessive character behind it.

My obsessive son couldn't stop talking about these shoes and how incredibly cool they are.

For less obsessive fans, the books are still an important memory.

Soon, the obsessive audience members knew the mythology of the show better than its creators.

Instead, the luckless writer turned obsessive oenophile waxes lyrical on the subtleties of pinot noir.

The issue is complicated by obsessive secrecy surrounding the technology.

And yet such behaviour now would seem obsessive and paranoid indeed.

If all else fails, you can limit your social interactions to people with the same obsessive need to look things.

Others wonder if the obsessive pursuit of happiness is itself making people miserable.

It argues that its obsessive focus on low prices is in keeping with the straitened times.

One reason why bosses might not want to be too obsessive about creativity is that generating ideas is the easy part.

The problem is the utterly obsessive reliance on empirical data and nothing else for knowledge.

His interdisciplinary approach was backed up by an obsessive attention to detail.

Rocketdyne's manufacturing success resides in its materials know-how and its obsessive approach to quality control.

But camera owners can be obsessive about uploading their photos.

Christianity did a bad day's work when it made such an obsessive deal about being anti-Semitic.

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World English Dictionary

obsessive (əbˈsɛsɪv)

—*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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Word Origin & History

obsessive

formed 1911 from obsess + -ive. Related: Obsessively. Obsessive-compulsive is attested from 1927.

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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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