Usage of "anal retentive"

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A stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

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The act of paying such attention to detail that it becomes an obsession.

anal retentiveness

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Examples for "anal"

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Examples for "anal"

She said the Bureau is pretty anal about attendance and time keeping. 
 Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river 

I didn't quite know what that implied but hoped it meant anal. 
 My horizontal life: a collection of one-night stands 

Rupture of anal warts is an especially effective portal of HIV transmission. 
 Pubmed 

All trials that reported on marsupialisation in anal fistula treatment were included. 
 Pubmed 

The electromechanical relationship has been clearly defined in the anal sphincter activity. 
 Pubmed 

Usage of anal retentive in anglès

For an anal retentive, Grace could be amazingly childish at times. 
 Sins of the Fathers 

What kind of artist is so anal retentive? 
 Real life & liars 

It might seem anal retentive, but I always put certain things in the same pockets of my pack. 
 Climbing Magazine 

Anal retentive, anxious parents help and stifle. 
 The Guardian 

"Because I knew how you two anal retentives would react." 
 The smoke room: a novel of suspense 

Translations for anal retentive

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relativo ao ânus anal

català

anal

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Meanings of anal retentive in anglès