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compulsive

adj
/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

Etymology

Borrowed from French compulsif, formed from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (“to compel”), from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”).

  1. derived from compulsus
  2. borrowed from compulsif

Definitions

  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

    Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.

    • Religion is […] inconsistent with all compulsive Motives.

  3. One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.

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Derived

anticompulsive, clothing compulsive, compulsive behaviour, compulsive decluttering, compulsive hoarder, compulsive hoarding, compulsively, compulsiveness, compulsive streak, compulsivity, noncompulsive, obsessive-compulsive, uncompulsive

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at compulsive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at compulsive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at compulsive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA