The girl was so compulsive about dressing nicely, she even scolded her baby dolls if their dresses looked wrinkled.
I compulsively turned off every light my children left on.
The man compulsively returned to his house to be sure he locked the front door.
He was a compulsive gambler; he lost his life savings when he went to Vegas.
Compulsive behavior is not tolerated here. This is a rehab center, not your home.
Example sentence - Alcoholism was a major contributor to the death of my father.
There is no English word compulse. There is a Latin word complus.The word sought may be "compulsive" (see related question).
He had a pleasant smile, and he spoke so well, but something about his demeanour, to me at least, made him meretricious - it turned out he was a compulsive liar.
Abbreviationitis is the excessive or compulsive use of abbreviations for perceived simplification of use.
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If you are anorexic or bulimic, people feel sorry for you, but if you are a compulsive overeater, they sneer and call you a glutton.
Believing a black cat brings bad luck is founded in superstitiousness. There is speculation that superstitiousness and obsessive-compulsive disorder are closely related.
Due to her poor manners, lack of self control and lack of etiquette growing up, Susan easily turned into a compulsive eater and gained 50 pounds in two months.
"Obsessive compulsive" is an anxiety disorder with distinctive symptoms. They include feelings of unease, perfectionism, fixation with orderliness and the use of repetitive actions to ease worry and anxiety.
Compulsive Lyres was created in 1997.