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compulsive

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Driven by an urge that is difficult to resist.

The novel portrays a compulsive need to check every message immediately.

Dictionary practice example.

A fictional diary describes a compulsive urge to straighten every tool repeatedly, even when the writer wants to stop and continue making the bowl.