compulsive

About 2.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.

   Jenny is a compulsive liar—don't believe a thing she says.

2. adjective Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
3. noun One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.

Similar words

driven ambitious determined neurotic psychoneurotic obsessive compelling heavy forced compulsory

Often followed by

disorder behavior personality and disorders gambling behaviors eating neurosis

Word family

compulsively compulsiveness compulsivenesses compulsivities compulsivity