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Word entry · 10 letters

compulsive

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"urged onward"

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10 lettersPronunciation /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceilmopsuvStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. strongly motivated to succeed

Word origin

Borrowed from French compulsif, formed from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (“to compel”), from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”).

Used in a sentence

  • Jenny is a compulsive liar—don't believe a thing she says.
  • Under this Act, the term "disability" shall not include—...(2) compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or[…]
  • Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane / But when I'm surrounded I just can't stop

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