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obsessive

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














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Obsessive about details in his restaurants and home, he asked me to enter his house through his gym instead of the front door, because it has the best view spanning the leafy estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The 34-year-old, from Redditch, Worcestershire, is one of around 750,000 people in the UK who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Obsessive gathering has led to Lang’s getting down to unadorned basics.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Obsessive interest in movies was best fed by digging up old reviews and Mad magazine satires.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Obsessive or not, any parent wants to believe that she is making a big difference in the kind of person her child turns out to be.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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