obsessive

Definition of Obsessive in English :

1. obsessive

a person who has obsessions

2. obsessional, obsessive

characterized by or constituting an obsession

Example Sentences:
'the obsessional character of his response'
'obsessive gambling'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Obsessive

adjective

1. psychiatry

motivated by a persistent overriding idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness

2.

continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing

noun also called: obsessionist, obsessor

3. psychiatry

a person subject to obsession

4.

a person who is continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing

adjective

1.

of, having the nature of, or causing an obsession or obsessions

noun

2.

a person who has obsessive thoughts

adj.

1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession: obsessive gambling.

2. Excessive in degree or nature: an obsessive need to win.