Definition of Anal-retentive
Anal-retentive
anal-re·ten·tive
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(adjective)
in psychology, showing extreme or obsessive traits such as stubbornness, fussiness, orderliness, or frugality;
e.g. The doctor said that she was anal-retentive in the habits to which she rigidly adhered.
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