anancastic
anancastic is the alternative form of anankastic.
Meaning of anankastic
Adjective
anankastic (comparative more anankastic, superlative most anankastic)
- Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
- Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
- 1991: ‘You’re a classic anal-retentive,’ he says, ‘tirelessly absorbed by minutiae, anankastic in the extreme – it’s lucky you have me to deal with the broad sweep of things, to do the abstract thinking.’ — Will Self, ‘Mono-Cellular’, The Quantity Theory of Insanity
Forms of anancastic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more anancastic |
| superlative | most anancastic |
| Noun | |
| plural | anancastics |
Questions about anancastic
- What is anancastic the alternative form of?
- Anancastic is the alternative form of anankastic.
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