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ob·ses·sive  audio  (b-ssv, b-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession: obsessive gambling.
  2. Excessive in degree or nature: an obsessive need to win.


OTHER FORMS:
ob·sessive(Noun), ob·sessive·ly(Adverb), ob·sessive·ness(Noun)


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