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anally retentive
adjective (also anal-retentive) informalDefinition
(Definition of anally retentive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anal adjective (MENTAL STATE)
- choosy adjective
- dot the i's and cross the t's idiom
- faddy adjective
- fastidious adjective
- finicky adjective
- fusspot noun
- fussy adjective (NOT EASILY SATISFIED)
- houseproud adjective
- martinet noun
- particular adjective (NOT EASILY SATISFIED)
- pedantic adjective
- perfectionism noun
- perfectionist noun
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