All 4 Uses
compulsive
in
The Shining
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- Getting out was almost a compulsive thing; the hotel was circled with the double track of Danny's Flexible Flyer.†
Chpt 3compulsive = done too much because of an uncontrollable desire
- There are people who collect insurance as compulsively as others collect coins and stamps, and Mark Torrance had been that type.†
Chpt 4 *compulsively = excessively due to an uncontrollable desire
- Danny was turning the purple VW model with the monster sticking out of the sun roof over and over in his hands, compulsively.†
Chpt 5
- It seemed that as he drew closer to the Overlook, his need to hurry became more and more compulsive.†
Chpt 5compulsive = 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.