obsessive-compulsive en · ADJ
Meanings
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Characterized by obsessions and compulsions, especially by the need to perform repetitive tasks.
Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room.
2003 July 2, Peter Bradshaw, “Punch-Drunk Love”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 07 Aug 2014:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more obsessive-compulsive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most obsessive-compulsive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
OCPD · obsessive-compulsive disorder · obsessive-compulsive personality disorder · obsessive-compulsive personality · OCD · obsessive compulsive spartanism · obsessive-compulsive neurosis