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compulsive [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] ADJ

1. compulsive (obsessive):

compulsive

compulsive eating

niepohamowane łaknienie nt

2. compulsive (captivating):

sth is compulsive reading/viewing

nie można się od czegoś oderwać

Usage examples with compulsive

compulsive eating

niepohamowane łaknienie nt

sth is compulsive reading/viewing

nie można się od czegoś oderwać

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is a compulsive behavior that can have deadly side effects. en.wikipedia.org

He has the bad habit of being compulsive shopper, making things that will never be useful. en.wikipedia.org

Rose was instrumental in getting governments and operators to put in place protections for compulsive and underage gamblers. en.wikipedia.org

Some are highly prone to cause physical dependency, whilst others rarely cause any form of compulsive need whatsoever. en.wikipedia.org

The style called for much visual comedy improvised by the players, and often a compulsive linguistic tic. en.wikipedia.org

Compulsive spending is often done to avoid uncomfortable feelings. en.wikipedia.org

The jockeys are compulsive gamblers on horse racing, but are not particularly successful. en.wikipedia.org

Those who compulsively incur unsecured debt are said to be engaged in compulsive debting and are known as compulsive debtors. en.wikipedia.org

His compulsive eating had ballooned his weight to 550 pounds and, in 1995, he died of a heart attack at age of 52. en.wikipedia.org

Late as the show was (and being open-ended, it sometimes ran till 3am) it was the most compulsive and dangerous viewing on the air. en.wikipedia.org

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