Both Uses
compulsive
in
In Cold Blood
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- The compulsively superstitious person is also very often a serious believer in fate; that was the case with Perry.†
Chpt 1 *compulsively = excessively due to an uncontrollable desire
- Andrews, a compulsive eater (he had filled a scrapbook with illustrated edibles, everything from strawberry shortcake to roasted pig), said, "Maybe he is crazy.†
Chpt 4compulsive = done too much because of an uncontrollable desire
Definitions:
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(1)
(compulsive) describing something someone does, as done too much because of an uncontrollable desire -- such as excessive gambling or eating
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, compulsive is used like compelling to indicate that something is so captivating that it is hard to turn attention away from it.