Both Uses of
neurotic
in
Babbitt
- Just compare a real human like you with these neurotic birds like Lucile McKelvey—all highbrow talk and dressed up like a plush horse!†
Chpt 2 *
- Lot more neurotic than the women!†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(neurotic) mildly mentally disturbed -- usually worrying too much about something; or someone with such symptomseditor's notes: More formally, a neurotic might be described as someone with a mild personality disorder -- a neurosis not attributable to any known neurological or organic problem.