Retentive
31anally retentive — anal retentive UK / US or anally retentive UK / US See: anal …
32anal retentive — adjective a stage in psychosexual development when the child s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. • Syn: ↑anal • Ant: ↑oral (for:… …
33anal-retentive — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : exhibiting or typifying personality traits (as frugality and obstinacy) held to be psychological consequences of toilet training • anal retentive noun • anal retentiveness noun * * * ˌanal reˈtentive [anal… …
34anally retentive — variant UK US Main entry: anal retentive …
35anal-retentive — adjective Date: 1953 exhibiting or typifying personality traits (as frugality and obstinacy) held to be psychological consequences of toilet training • anal retentive noun • anal retentiveness noun …
36anal-retentive — [ā΄nəl ri ten′tiv] adj. ANAL1 (senses 2 & 3) * * * a·nal re·ten·tive (ā nəl rĭ tĕnʹtĭv) adj. Psychology Indicating personality traits, such as meticulousness, avarice, and obstinacy, originating in habits, attitudes, or values associated with… …
37anal retentive. — 1. having an anal character. 2. a person who is anal retentive. * * * …
38anal retentive — adjective alternative spelling of anal retentive …
39fulcrum line retentive — an imaginary line connecting the retentive points of clasp arms on retaining teeth adjacent to mucosa borne denture bases, around which a denture tends to rotate when subjected to such forces as the pull of sticky foods …
40anal retentive — too concerned with detail, pedantic Amy is anal retentive. She writes down everything the teacher says …
