compulsive
adjectifnomattesté dans les dialogues
- //kəmˈpʌlsɪv//
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
adjectif
- 1
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
Jenny is a compulsive liar—don't believe a thing she says.
Under this Act, the term "disability" shall not include—...(2) compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or[…]
Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane / But when I'm surrounded I just can't stop
- 2
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Religion is […] inconsistent with all compulsive Motives.
Étymologie
Borrowed from French compulsif, formed from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (“to compel”), from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”).
nom
- 1
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
Formes
- pluriel
- compulsives
- comparatif
- more compulsive
- superlatif
- most compulsive
compulsive · Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
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