compulsive Definition
com·pul·sive (-siv)
adjective
of, having to do with, or resulting from compulsion
Etymology: ML compulsivus
compulsive Related Forms
com·pul′·sively adverb
compulsive Synonyms
compulsive
modif.
compulsive Usage Examples
Preposition: as
phantasising: The romanticizing of sorrow is just as compulsive as the phantasising on forbidden themes during the stage of catharsis.
Adjective modifier
adrenaline-fueled: Had Rounders picked up impish grinnolan is is it to the adrenaline-fueled compulsives.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
find: And if you find the telly version compulsive, the game should set your adrenaline pumping too.
Modifies a noun
- gambler: My father has been a compulsive gambler for my whole life.
- liar: I was happy to leave the compulsive liar behind.
- gambling: At five coins on compulsive gambling found people in.
- eater: A compulsive eater will have a sense of being out of control.
- disorder: I think he's got some sort of compulsive eating disorder, brought on by boredom.
- viewing: The series is becoming compulsive viewing for lovers of car crashes.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: We need people, possessions and something to do, in an almost compulsive way.
- so: Something so compulsive that it can embrace your dreams, cut short your thoughts and weave itself into your daily chores.
- totally: Price: £ 12 Chess Drafts Backgammon Compilation - Unbranded All three well-known board games on one cart - pure simple and totally compulsive.
- oddly: The cumulative effect is completely unexpected, unsettling and yet somehow oddly compulsive.
- strangely: Going on a bit too much... But then, there's something strangely compulsive about the style.
- utterly: Incredibly simple yet utterly compulsive game based upon the age-old game of stone skipping.
Used with adjective complement
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