as in impulsive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge
intrigued by the man's obsessive counting of everyday objects
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Recent Examples of obsessive
The kitchen operates on shun — that obsessive Japanese devotion to peak seasonality.
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Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Over the years when The Cure became more popular, though, Smith experienced obsessive fan behavior.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
The project takes its toll Christiansen is the first to admit that receiving that lesson from Erebus triggered his most obsessive qualities.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
Defense attorneys argued that all of this happened because the whole family suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, 9News reported.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Over the years when The Cure became more popular, though, Smith experienced obsessive fan behavior.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
The project takes its toll Christiansen is the first to admit that receiving that lesson from Erebus triggered his most obsessive qualities.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
Defense attorneys argued that all of this happened because the whole family suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, 9News reported.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Obsessive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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