Definition of Anal-retentive

1. Adjective. (context: Freudian psychology) Preoccupied with achieving order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects. ¹

2. Adjective. (by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anal-retentive

anagrammed
anagrammes
anagramming
anagrams
anagraph
anagraphs
anagrelide
anagrind
anagrinds
anaheims
anakatadidymus
anakhre
anakmesis
anakusis
anal-retentive (current term)
anal canal
anal cleft
anal clefts
anal columns
anal crypts
anal ducts
anal erotism
anal fascia
anal fin
anal fissure
anal fistula

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