neurotic
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
neurotics
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pluralof neurotic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He helped found the little magazine Neurotica — “for and about neurotics, written by neurotics” — which was an influence on the budding Beat generation.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2017
They attack the very shelter nature had given them, something neurotics of all animal classes can relate to.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2017
These characters, a collection of lonely hearts and neurotics, are meant to be exaggerated types, but the portraits could do with a bit of comic subtlety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
All quarterbacks are neurotics on that score, and equipment managers would feel obliged to please.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2015
Dora had handled plenty of neurotics in her time.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
