ANAL-RETENTIVE


Meaning of ANAL-RETENTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈā-n ə l-ri-ˈten-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1953

: exhibiting or typifying personality traits (as frugality and obstinacy) held to be psychological consequences of toilet training

• anal-retentive noun

• anal-re·ten·tive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.