anal-retentive
anal-retentive adjective: preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
Adjective
anal-retentive (comparative more anal-retentive, superlative most anal-retentive)
- Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
- Overly obsessive concerning small details.
anal-retentive meaning in Bengali
anal-retentive in Bengali
- পরিপূর্ণতা
Synonyms of anal-retentive
Forms of anal-retentive
| comparative | more anal-retentive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most anal-retentive |
Origin of anal-retentive
From anal + retentive. First use appears c. 1936 in the writings of Marjorie Brierley.
Words formed from anal-retentive
Questions about anal-retentive
- What does anal-retentive mean?
- Anal-retentive means preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
- What is anal-retentive in Bengali?
- Anal-retentive in Bengali is পরিপূর্ণতা. See Anal-retentive meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is anal-retentive?
- Anal-retentive is an adjective.
Words near anal-retentive in the dictionary
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