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anal retentive
adjective
having an anal character.
noun
a person who is anal retentive.
anal retentive
noun
a person who exhibits anal personality traits
adjective
exhibiting anal personality traits
Word History and Origins
Origin of anal retentive1
Example Sentences
The eldest also intimated that the mother was a mild anal retentive personality.
Patsy archly described someone as so anal retentive “she couldn’t sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture!”
When someone is categorized as being anal retentive it refers to Freud’s anal psychosexual stage.
"I'm a weird combination of anal retentive and anal expulsive," he says while standing in front of a giant refrigerator crammed with film.
Without thinking, I put the petal into the bowl because I'm anal retentive and controlling and don't really enjoy, or even understand ornaments.
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