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obsessive

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














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"I think it's a benefit of my obsessive personality, honestly," says Gavin.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Even so, sonic adventurers, beginning with Leopold Stokowski in the 1930s, experimented with amplification in an obsessive, seemingly quixotic effort to locate a mythical sonic grail on the Cahuenga Pass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

It turns out the extreme and obsessive Portnoy is perfect for blogging.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

A new term has been coined by dermatologists and academics: cosmeticorexia, which they define as having an unhealthy obsession with achieving "flawless" skin from a young age, leading to an obsessive use of cosmetic products.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Beautiful and well, Yolanda muses, that's what she had wanted with Clive, all things beautiful and well, instead of their obsessive, consuming passion that left her—each time Clive left her—exhausted and distraught.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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