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obsessive

[uhb-ses-iv] / əbˈsɛs ɪv /
ADJECTIVE
addictive
Synonyms
WEAK
enslaving hooking














Example Sentences

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“Ghost” is for the lovelorn ceramics obsessives; “Soul” for the jazz lovers; “Beetlejuice” for the freaks.

From Salon

What makes obsessive political preoccupation distinct is its collective reinforcement: Social media, partisan news outlets and aspects of modern therapy have turned emotional validation into moral virtue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Critics also say the focus on efficiency eventually became obsessive, and led to workers’ mental exhaustion and alienation.

From The Wall Street Journal

An internet obsessive and technologist, Grimes knew that she’d struck a vein of something real in the substanceless expanse of the internet.

From Salon

It is still widely considered a benchmark for open-world video games due to its depth and obsessive attention to detail, despite coming out in 2018.

From BBC