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Definition
describing something someone does as done too much because of an uncontrollable desire — such as excessive gambling or eating
- In India only the aristocracy gambled; in Ceylon the bankers and lime-burners and fishmongers and the leisured class would spend their afternoons, shoulder to shoulder, betting compulsively.p. 48.4
- She stole flowers compulsively, even in the owner's presence.p. 122.5
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