obsessively
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ob·ses·sive
(əb-sĕs′ĭv, ŏb-)adj.
1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession: obsessive gambling.
2. Excessive in degree or nature: an obsessive need to win.
ob·ses′sive n.
ob·ses′sive·ly adv.
ob·ses′sive·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | obsessively - in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" |
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obsessively
adverb compulsively, uncontrollably, neurotically, obsessionally worrying obsessively about the future
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Translations
بِهَوَس، باسْتِحْواذ
mániákusan
eins og haldinn òráhyggju
posadnuto
tutkulu bir şekilde
obsessively
[əbˈsesɪvlɪ] ADV [work] → de (una) forma obsesiva; [love, hate] → de (una) forma obsesiva, de (una) forma enfermizato be obsessively concerned about sth → estar preocupado de (una) forma obsesiva por algo
she is obsessively tidy → tiene obsesión or manía con or por la limpieza
she was obsessively devoted to her mother → tenía una devoción obsesiva por su madre
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obsessively
adv → wie besessen; to be obsessively concerned about somebody/something → von der Sorge um jdn/etw besessen sein; she is obsessively preoccupied with cleanliness → sie huldigt einem Sauberkeitswahn; he is obsessively devoted to her → er ist ihr bedingungslos ergeben; (lover) → er liebt sie wie besessen
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obsess
(əbˈses) verb to occupy (someone's mind) too much. He is obsessed by the fear of death.
obˈsession (-ʃən) nounan obsession about motorbikes.
obˈsessional (-ʃə-) adjectiveobsessional behaviour.
obˈsessive (-siv) adjectiveobsessive about cleanliness.
obˈsessively adverbobˈsessiveness noun
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