anal

[a·nal]

Technically, anything anal has to do with your anus, although you'll probably hear it more often to describe someone with a really meticulous, type A personality.

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Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.

Adjective
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.

Adjective
of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"


a.
Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.


Anal

A"nal , a. [From Anus.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.

Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.

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Usage Examples

I can spend hours in a grocery store. I get so excited when I see food, I go crazy. I spend hours arranging my baskets so that everything fits in and nothing gets squashed. I'm really anal about it, actually.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

You'd have to have one hell of an imagination to completely make up a story, but historians are very anal about what they think should be portrayed on screen. Thankfully they don't make movies we do.

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