compulsive

Definition of Compulsive in English :

1. compulsive

a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

2. compulsive

caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion

Example Sentences:
'compulsive drinking'

3. compulsive, determined, driven

strongly motivated to succeed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Compulsive

adjective

1.

relating to or involving compulsion

noun

2. psychiatry

an individual who is subject to a psychological compulsion

adjective

of, having to do with, or resulting from compulsion

adj.

1. Having the capacity to compel: a frightening, compulsive novel.

2. Psychiatry Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.

n.

A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.