compulsive
adjective
[ kəmˈpʌlsɪv ]
• resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge.
• "compulsive eating"
Similar:
irresistible,
uncontrollable,
compelling,
driving,
overwhelming,
overpowering,
urgent,
besetting,
obsessive,
neurotic,
obsessional,
addictive,
out of control,
ungovernable,
• irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling.
• "this play is compulsive viewing"
Similar:
fascinating,
compelling,
gripping,
riveting,
engrossing,
totally absorbing,
enthralling,
captivating,
spellbinding,
mesmerizing,
mesmeric,
entrancing,
unputdownable,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘compulsory’): from medieval Latin compulsivus, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere (see compel). compulsive (sense 1) (originally a term in psychology) dates from the early 20th century.
