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[ US /kəmˈpəɫsɪv/ ]
[ UK /kəmpˈʌlsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
    compulsive drinking
  2. strongly motivated to succeed
NOUN
  1. a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

How To Use compulsive In A Sentence

  • This absorbing profile muses on his universal popularity and compulsive desire to draw and paint. Times, Sunday Times
  • She was a compulsive liar, too. The Sun
  • Thetans have been compulsively recording intergalactic history for several quadrillion years.
  • A strain of mutant mice groom compulsively till they seriously injure themselves.
  • I have been credited with the accolade of the most compulsively depressive blog and that is not without reason.
  • Are you obsessive-compulsive about storing DVDs and CDs?
  • A lifelong bachelor, he is still a compulsive flirt. The Sun
  • Light drug users also had increased scores on the Compulsive scale, which suggests increased conformity to social norms.
  • For a player regularly accused of taking the circuitous route rather too often on the pitch, he is compulsively candid off it. Times, Sunday Times
  • The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.
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