[
US
/kəmˈpəɫsɪv/
]
[ UK /kəmpˈʌlsɪv/ ]
[ UK /kəmpˈʌlsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
compulsive drinking - strongly motivated to succeed
NOUN
- 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.