n. 25B6; adjective
a compulsive desire : IRRESISTIBLE, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming, urgent; obsessive.
compulsive eating : OBSESSIVE, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable.
a compulsive liar : INVETERATE, chronic, incorrigible, incurable, hardened, hopeless, persistent; obsessive, addicted, habitual; informal pathological, hooked.
it's compulsive viewing : FASCINATING, compelling, gripping, riveting, engrossing, enthralling, captivating.