Both Uses of
compulsive
in
The Chrysalids
- Though it did not have the violent, compulsive panic which it had carried last time, it was intense; the degree of distress and anxiety was enough to be highly uncomfortable at the receiving end.†
Chpt 11 *compulsive = done too much because of an uncontrollable desire
- If it is compulsive, like it was the first time, whoever reaches her first will have to try to make her unconscious somehow, and the moment the compulsion breaks you must turn back and cover up as best you can.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
describing something someone does, as done too much because of an uncontrollable desire -- such as excessive gambling or eating