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anal retentive
adjective
- having an anal character.
noun
- a person who is anal retentive.
anal retentive
noun
- a person who exhibits anal personality traits
adjective
- exhibiting anal personality traits
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of anal retentive1
First recorded in 1935–40
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The eldest also intimated that the mother was a mild anal retentive personality.
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Patsy archly described someone as so anal retentive “she couldn’t sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture!â€
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When someone is categorized as being anal retentive it refers to Freud’s anal psychosexual stage.
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"I'm a weird combination of anal retentive and anal expulsive," he says while standing in front of a giant refrigerator crammed with film.
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Without thinking, I put the petal into the bowl because I'm anal retentive and controlling and don't really enjoy, or even understand ornaments.
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