The Collaborative International Dictionary
obsessional \obsessional\ obsessive \obsessive\adj. Persistently and abnormally preoccupied with some unreasonable idea.
Syn: compulsive.
Wiktionary
a. Marked by obsession
WordNet
adj. characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling" [syn: obsessive]
Usage examples of "obsessional".
Some new mothers describe the powerfully consuming connection to their babies as bordering on the obsessional.
Some new mothers describe the powerfully consuming connection to their babies as bordering on the obsessional.
MacGregor suggests that Darger may have suffered from Asperger's Syndrome, a comparatively mild form of autism whose traits include difficulty in establishing and maintaining human relationship, obsessional behavior and interests, and often normal or above-normal intelligence and verbal fluency.
Although Timestep was less obsessional than Bogie, he had nevertheless acquired a need to perform the dances he researched.