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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"
Translations
compulsively [kəmˈpʌlsɪvlɪ] ADVcompulsivamente
compulsively [kəmˈpʌlsɪvli] adv
(PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY) (= pathologically) → de façon obsessionnelle
compulsively neat → d'un ordre obsessionnel
compulsively clean → d'une propreté obsessionnelle
to lie compulsively → mentir compulsivement
to eat compulsively → souffrir de troubles du comportement alimentaire
(= spellbindingly) compulsively readable → d'une lecture fascinante
compulsively
adv
lie, gamble, eat, talkzwanghaft; to act compulsivelyunter einem (inneren) Zwang handeln
(= irresistibly) compulsively readable/watchablefaszinierend zu lesen/anzusehen
compulsively [kəmˈpʌlsɪvlɪ] adv
a. (Psych) (eat) → in modo incontrollato; (lie) → in modo patologico
he gambles/drinks compulsively → ha il vizio del gioco/del bere
b. compulsively readableche si legge d'un fiato


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