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A popular term for “anal retentive personality,” a personality marked by excessive orderliness, extreme meticulousness, and often suspicion and reserve. According to psychoanalysis, an anal personality is formed in early childhood as a result of efforts to control bowel movements. (See anal stage, genital stage, and oral stage; compare oral personality.)

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And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
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“We won the war,” the Fox News personality proclaimed last week.
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“He was an absolutely gray and insignificant personality,” says Kurnosova.
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“I have a very disruptive personality for the industry,” he says.
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The sharply tailored blazer and weighty jewelry that cling to her body hints at the dominant personality she possesses.
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However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.
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It represents an engaging personality, in which vivacity and sensibility are distinctly indicated.
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Jean Baptiste possessed great personality, and to be near one was to effect that one with it.
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The new monarch, with his striking personality and good looks, at once captivated the hearts of his fickle Southern subjects.
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She had expected personality, magnetism, as a compensation for nature's external economies.
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