anal-retentive

== English == === Etymology === From anal +‎ retentive. First use appears c. 1936 in the writings of Marjorie Brierley. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === anal-retentive (comparative more anal-retentive, superlative most anal-retentive) (psychology, Freudian) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects. Coordinate term: anal-expulsive (by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details. ==== Synonyms ==== anal See also Thesaurus:fastidious ==== Derived terms ==== anal-retentiveness ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === anal-retentive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia