anal-retentive
anal-retentive · more anal-retentive · most anal-retentive
etepetete, analfixiert, pingelig, ordnungsliebend
Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting,…Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
Meaning
2 sensesPreoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
analfixiert, pingelig, ordnungsliebend
(broadly)Overly obsessive concerning small details.
kleinlich, pedantisch, übergenau
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
preoccupied with achieving order:
overly obsessive concerning small details:
Origin
From anal + retentive. First use appears c. 1936 in the writings of Marjorie Brierley.From anal + retentive. First use appears c. 1936 in the writings of Marjorie Brierley.
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Forms
more anal-retentive, most anal-retentive| Comparative | more anal-retentive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most anal-retentive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedanal-retentiveness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form