anal retentive


adjective
  1. having an anal character.

noun
  1. a person who is anal retentive.

Origin of anal retentive

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for anal retentive

anal retentive

/ psychoanal /


noun
  1. a person who exhibits anal personality traits

adjectiveanal-retentive
  1. exhibiting anal personality traits

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