Hypertext Webster Gateway: "compulsive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Compulsive \Com*pul"sive\, a.
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive
motives. --Sharp.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
compulsive
adj 1: caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion;
"compulsive drinking"
2: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: {determined}, {driven}]
n : a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels
compelled to do certain things
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