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kleptomaniacal

kleptomaniacal adjective: having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.

Adjective

kleptomaniacal (comparative more kleptomaniacal, superlative most kleptomaniacal)

  1. Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.

Forms of kleptomaniacal

comparativemore kleptomaniacal
superlativemost kleptomaniacal

Origin of kleptomaniacal

From kleptomaniac + -al.

Words formed from kleptomaniacal

Questions about kleptomaniacal

What does kleptomaniacal mean?
Kleptomaniacal means having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
What part of speech is kleptomaniacal?
Kleptomaniacal is an adjective.

Words near kleptomaniacal in the dictionary

  1. kleptogyny
  2. kleptohematophagy
  3. kleptolagnia
  4. kleptomania
  5. kleptomaniac
  6. kleptomaniacal
  7. kleptomaniacally
  8. kleptomaniacs
  9. kleptomanias
  10. kleptomnesia
  11. klepton

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