Obsessive Definition

əb-sĕsĭv, ŏb-
obsessives
adjective
Of, having the nature of, or causing an obsession or obsessions.
Webster's New World
Excessive in degree or nature.
An obsessive need to win.
American Heritage

Prone to cause obsession.

The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive.
Wiktionary
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
A person who has obsessive thoughts.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Obsessive

Noun

Singular:
obsessive
Plural:
obsessives

Origin of Obsessive

  • obsess +"Ž -ive

    From Wiktionary

Obsessive Sentence Examples

  • She was a very obsessive woman too, a far different person than we were all led to believe.

  • Although it's unclear why some people suffer from Asperger syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder at the same time, some physicians believe that AS leads to anxiety or depression, which may or may not worsen over time to include OCD.

  • Titanic ambition, obsessive vision, furious virtuosity, Prince 's gifts have seemed uncanny -- Mephistophelean, profligate.

  • The behavior becomes a problem in children when they don't grow out of it; this signals a possible obsessive compulsive disorder or intellectual disability.

  • The two sequels scored equally well in the box office and inspired a legion of obsessive fans.

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