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Anal-retentive

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
  2. 2
    Overly obsessive concerning small details. broadly

Etymology

From anal + retentive. First use appears c. 1936 in the writings of Marjorie Brierley.

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