anal

 
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪn(ə)l/

adjective

  • relating to or situated near the anus: anal sex
  • Psychoanalysis (in Freudian theory) relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development in which defecation is the major source of sensuous pleasure and the anus forms the centre of self-awareness.
  • informal anal-retentive: he’s anal about things like that

Derivatives

anally

adverb

Origin:

mid 18th century: from modern Latin analis, from Latin anus (see anus)