obsessional
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- antiobsessional adjective
- obsessionality noun
- obsessionally adverb
Example Sentences
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Her work has a continuity, an obsessional quality that transcends any one given form and reflects instead on the eccentric and brilliant slant of her personality and perspective.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Andrew added that scrolling on the apps also played on his "obsessional nature", as well.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024
But it's an obsessional quest to find the hand she held.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2023
The song is measured and quantized, but thoroughly obsessional.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023
There was an obsessional element to it that put me off.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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