compulsive

[Com*pul·sive]

Compulsive people have irresistible urges to do certain things, like a compulsive gossip who simply cannot keep a secret.

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Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.

Noun
a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

Adjective S.
strongly motivated to succeed

Adjective S.
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"


a.
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.


Compulsive

Com*pul"sive , a. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive motives.

Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.

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Usage Examples

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do.

I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. I treasure it in the sense that I believe it's a path of great courage. It can also be the path of the foolhardy and the compulsive.

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Other Usage Examples

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me.

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