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Compulsively

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com·pul·sive  (km-plsv)
adj.
1. Having the capacity to compel: a frightening, compulsive novel.
2. Psychology Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.
n.
A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.
com·pulsive·ly adv.
com·pulsive·ness, compul·sivi·ty (kmpl-sv-t, km-) n.
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Adv.1.compulsively - in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk"
obsessionally, obsessively
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Michael did not want to howl, but the chemistry of his being was such that he reacted to music as compulsively as elements react on one another in the laboratory.
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