Both Uses of
compulsive
in
Dune
- Leto watched the movements of the man's hands: compulsive touchings—the edge of a plate, the handle of a spoon, a finger tracing the fold of a jowl.†
Book 1 *
- Leto watched the fat hands, the glittering jewels on baby-fat hands—their compulsive wandering.†
Book 1
Definition:
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(compulsive) describing something someone does, as done too much because of an uncontrollable desire -- such as excessive gambling or eating