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obsess |
obsessed |
obsession |
obsessional |
obsessionally |
obsessive
| obsessive-compulsive
| obsessive-compulsive disorder
| obsessive-compulsive personality
| obsessively
| obsessiveness
obsessive
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun obsessive has 1 sense
- obsessive(n = noun.person) Array - a person who has obsessions; Array is a kind of mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic
Derived form adjective obsessive1
Adjective obsessive has 1 sense
- obsessive(s = adj.all) obsessional - characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling" Derived forms verb obsess2, noun obsessive1, noun obsessiveness1, noun obsessivity1
CIDE DICTIONARY
obsessive, adj.
Persistently and abnormally preoccupied with some unreasonable idea. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
obsessive
absorbing, all-encompassing, arresting, attractive, compelling, compulsive, consuming, controlling, dominating, driving, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, harassing, haunting, holding, hypnotic, impelling, indelible, magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, nagging, obsessing, obsessional, passionate, persistent, possessing, preoccupying, recurrent, spellbinding, tormenting, unforgettable, unshakable, unshakeable
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