Meaning

2 senses
  1. Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.

  2. Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “to forc

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “to force, to compel”).

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Forms

more anankastic, most anankastic
Comparativemore anankastic Lesson
Superlativemost anankastic Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anankastic — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto