as in impulsive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge
intrigued by the man's obsessive counting of everyday objects
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Not for him the delicate feathering, diligent crosshatching or obsessive pointillism of the neurotically controlling craftsman.
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Etelka Lehoczky, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
And yet the fundamentals that guide her column are all here: New Yorkers who live with verve and bring their highly specific, sometimes obsessive sensibility to their homes.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
While micromanagement is typically associated with excessive and obsessive involvement in employees' tasks, Gallup research reveals that the issue is not too much involvement, but rather too little.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Etelka Lehoczky, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
And yet the fundamentals that guide her column are all here: New Yorkers who live with verve and bring their highly specific, sometimes obsessive sensibility to their homes.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
While micromanagement is typically associated with excessive and obsessive involvement in employees' tasks, Gallup research reveals that the issue is not too much involvement, but rather too little.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for obsessive
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