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obsessive

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














Example Sentences

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The question seemed designed to stump even the person who wrote the episode, not to mention the obsessives competing in the recent “Seinfeld” trivia competition in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

In “True Color” Kory Stamper investigates the curious entries tucked into Webster’s Third New International Dictionary—and the brilliant, obsessive scientist who wrote them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Huerta said they didn’t always agree, but she and Chávez shared a mutual respect and obsessive sense of mission.

From Los Angeles Times

The obsessive search for elephants in your new movie made me wonder if you got nervous about the need to come back with trophy footage.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lawsuit accuses Jackson of “insinuating himself” into the Cascio family by using “obsessive attention, lavish gifts, access to his celebrity lifestyle, and declarations that he loved and needed each of them.”

From Los Angeles Times