com·pul·sive 
/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ adjective
/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ adjective [more compulsive; most compulsive] 1 a : caused by a desire that is too strong to resist : impossible to stop or control
▪ compulsive behavior
b : not able to stop or control doing something
▪ a compulsive gambler/liar 2 chiefly Brit : very interesting
▪ Her most recent article made compulsive [=compelling] reading.
▪ compulsive behavior
b : not able to stop or control doing something
▪ a compulsive gambler/liar
▪ Her most recent article made compulsive [=compelling] reading.
— com·pul·sive·ly adverb
▪ He cleans compulsively. ▪ a compulsively readable story
▪ He cleans compulsively. ▪ a compulsively readable story
— com·pul·sive·ness noun [noncount]
