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obsessive
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ob·ses·sive  (b-ssv, b-)
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·sessive n.
ob·sessive·ly adv.
ob·sessive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.obsessive - a person who has obsessions
mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic - a person suffering from neurosis
Adj.1.obsessive - characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder

obsessive
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Spanish obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv] adjobsesivo
French obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv] obsess adjobsédant(e)
German obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv] obsess adj [person] → zwanghaft; [interest, hatred, tidiness] → krankhaft;
to be obsessive about cleaning/tidying up → einen Putz-/Ordnungsfimmel haben (inf)

Italian obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv] adjossessivo/a

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