obsessional
Americanadjective
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She’s fun, and she gets an obsessional joy in these stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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
In some situations exposure therapy can take place in settings — like a grocery store, parking lot or playground — pertinent to the client’s specific obsessional triggers, Yeh says.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
There was an obsessional element to it that put me off.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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