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obsessive

1 obsessive /ɑbˈsɛsɪv/ adjective
1 obsessive
/ɑbˈsɛsɪv/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBSESSIVE
[more obsessive; most obsessive]
: thinking about something or someone too much or in a way that is not normal : having an obsession
: showing or relating to an obsession

— obsessively

adverb

— obsessiveness

noun [noncount]
2 obsessive /ɑbˈsɛsɪv/ noun
plural obsessives
2 obsessive
/ɑbˈsɛsɪv/
noun
plural obsessives
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBSESSIVE
[count] psychology
: a person who thinks about something too much or in a way that is not normal : someone who is obsessed