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obsessive

Pronunciation: /əbˈsɛsɪv/
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Definition of obsessive

adjective

  • of the nature of an obsession:people dogged by obsessive jealousy
  • affected by an obsession:she became obsessive about her school work

noun

  • a person who is affected by an obsession:he’s an obsessive, obsessed with having complete collections of things

Derivatives

obsessively

adverb

obsessiveness

noun

obsessive in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of obsessive in the US English dictionary
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