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obsessive

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














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Later, the film veers somewhat off course when it turns into a low-level comic crime caper in which Ha-Chan’s obsessive nature creates some strange situations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In his opening address on Monday, prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC described how Lamarre-Condon had developed an "obsessive and jealous infatuation" with Baird after a brief romantic relationship.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I was an obsessive TV watcher,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The obsessive cleanliness of the room was the only positive sign of volition from Estha.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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