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Noun compulsive has 1 sense

• compulsive(n = noun.person) Array - a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things; Array
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
has particulars: control freak, exhibitionist, flasher, perfectionist, workaholic
Derived forms noun compulsion₂, adjective compulsive₂, adjective compulsive₁

Adjective compulsive has 2 senses

• compulsive(s = adj.all) Array - caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"
Derived forms noun compulsion₁, noun compulsion₂, noun compulsive₁, noun compulsiveness₁, noun compulsivity₁

• compulsive(s = adj.all) determined, driven - strongly motivated to succeed; Array
Derived form noun compulsive₁

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THESAURUS

compulsive

accordant, anal, automatic, blind, bourgeois, coactive, coercive, compelling, compulsatory, compulsory, concordant, conditioned, conformist, constrained, constraining, conventional, corresponding, driving, forced, forceful, formalistic, gripping, harmonious, holding, impelling, imperative, imperious, impulsive, in accord, in keeping, in line, in step, instinctive, involuntary, irresistible, kosher, mechanical, obsessing, obsessional, obsessive, orthodox, overwhelming, pedantic, plastic, possessing, precisianistic, preoccupying, pressing, reflex, reflexive, restraining, square, straight, stuffy, traditionalist, unconscious, unintentional, unthinking, unwilled, unwilling, unwitting, uptight, urgent

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