Type A

adjective

Psychology.

1. of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness, and possibly associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

2. of or relating to a person who exhibits Type A behavior.

Example Sentences

I’m not an actor, I like working at night, and I’m not going to let you bully me into becoming a Type A lunatic.

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No tours to plan, restaurants to research or alarms to set for this Type A traveler who travels for a living.

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The path that led to it was flanked by a garden, now planted with strange herbs of the type a spell-casting soothsayer might need, for professional purposes.

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The fan-favorite type A lawyer with a perfectly-positioned ponytail was McGill/Goodman’s principled but increasingly conflicted girlfriend who got caught up in his elaborate schemes and paid a price for his crimes.

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