adj.
Pronunciation: ' ā -n ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1769
1 : of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anus <an anal fin>
2 a : of, relating to, characterized by, or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory which follows the oral stage and during which the child is concerned especially with its feces b : of, relating to, characterized by, or being personality traits (as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development <an anal disposition> < anal neatness>
– anal · ly \ -n ə l- ē \ adverb