obsessively

English

Etymology

From obsessive +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

obsessively (comparative more obsessively, superlative most obsessively)

1. In an obsessive manner.
2. To an obsessive degree.
   • 2021 July 12, Nicholas Barber, “The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest”, in BBC‎:

     There were moments when I doubted whether it was worth all the effort – whether it was crazy of Anderson to toil so obsessively over three breezy, cheeky vignettes which are neither sidesplittingly hilarious nor heart-wrenchingly insightful.

Coordinate terms

• excessively

Derived terms

• unobsessively

Translations

in an obsessive manner

Catalan: obsessivament (ca) Galician: obsesivamente (gl) Greek: ιδεοληπτικά (el) (ideoliptiká) Italian: ossessivamente (it) Portuguese: obsessivamente (pt) Spanish: obsesivamente (es)

to an obsessive degree

Italian: ossessivamente (it)