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The definition of anal is something that is associated with or near the opening in the body at the lower end of the intestines where feces are expelled.

(adjective)

When a child between the ages of one and three becomes very interested in his bowel movements, then that is an example of the anal stage of his development.

Anal is defined as someone who is really uptight or particular and who always wants things a certain way.

(adjective)

An example of someone who is anal is a person who always lines up his socks by color and by level of wear, who perfectly folds them and puts them into specific boxes in his dresser and who insists on wearing them in a particular order.

See anal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or near the anus
Psychoanalysis
1. designating or of the second stage of psychosexual development, in which interest centers in excretory functions
2. designating or of such traits in the adult as orderliness, stinginess, and obstinacy, regarded as unconscious psychic residues of that stage
Informal excessively or obsessively orderly, stingy, stubborn, etc.

Origin: ModL analis < anus, anus

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anally adverb

analogy
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See anal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or near the anus.
Psychology
a. Of or relating to the second stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, roughly from ages one to three, during which gratification is derived from sensations associated with the anus and defecation. The anal stage is preceded by the oral stage and followed by the phallic stage.
b. Indicating personality traits that originated during toilet training and are distinguished as anal-expulsive or anal-retentive.

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Origin: From Latin ānus, anus

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