compulsively

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adverb

In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

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obsessivelyobsessionally
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Meanings

adverbcompulsively (comparative more compulsively, superlative most compulsively)

comparative more compulsively · superlative most compulsively

  1. In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a compulsive manner

Similar
obsessivelyobsessionally
Also see
obsessionallyobsessively

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From compulsive + -ly.

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Translations

Finnish pakonomaisesti
  • pakonomaisestiin a compulsive manner
Italian compulsivamente
  • compulsivamentein a compulsive manner
Portuguese compulsivamente
  • compulsivamentein a compulsive manner
Spanish compulsivamente
  • compulsivamentein a compulsive manner
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APA

compulsively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsively

MLA

“compulsively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsively. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compulsively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsively.

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