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Compulsive   /kəmpˈəlsɪv/   Listen
Compulsive

adjective
1.
Caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion.
2.
Strongly motivated to succeed.  Synonyms: determined, driven.
noun
1.
A person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things.



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"Compulsive" Quotes from Famous Books



... was Henry gone than Mr. Rymer waited on the dean to report what he had heard; and he frankly attributed his daughter's false confession to the compulsive methods he had adopted in charging her with the offence. Upon this statement, Henry's love to her was also a solution of his seemingly inconsistent conduct on that ...
— Nature and Art • Mrs. Inchbald
... offered of themselves a considerable portion of their superfluities. The Assembly was true to justice, and refused to compromise the interests of the Nation by accepting as a satisfaction the insidious offerings of compulsive charity. They enforced their right. They took from the clergy a large share of their wealth, and applied it to the alleviation of the national misery. Experience shows daily the wise employment of the ample provision which yet remains to them. While you reflect on the ...
— The Prose Works of William Wordsworth • William Wordsworth


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