What part of speech is obsessive?

Obsessive can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. obsessive is a noun, singular of obsessives.
  • 2. obsessive is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more obsessive
    most obsessive
  • Positive: obsessive 
  • Comparative: more obsessive
  • Superlative: most obsessive

Adjective to adverb

What does obsessive mean?

Definitions

Adjective

obsessive - Prone to cause obsession.
obsessive - Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
obsessive - Excessive, as results from obsession.

Noun

obsessive - a person who has obsessions

Examples of obsessive

#   Sentence  
1. adj. This problem is the clash of the idol's and obsessive fan's egos.
2. adj. Mary is an obsessive fan of Tom.
3. adj. Tom is obsessive.
4. adj. The conditions that lead to my parents' divorce were engendered by their obsessive attitude toward work.
5. adj. Do people ever accuse you of being obsessive?
6. adj. I think Tom is obsessive.
7. adj. Tom is an obsessive checker and gets up several times every night to make sure the front door is locked.
8. adj. Mary's obsessive tidying up is really getting on Tom's nerves.
9. adj. Tom used to be obsessive.
10. adj. Tom is obsessive, isn't he?
11. adj. "Tom, what is this between you and stoats?" "Nothing much, really. I simply find them very fascinating." "But you're making references to stoats all the time when talking, and spend most of your free time studying stoat behaviour. Isn't that a bit obsessive?" "It's just my personal hobby. Can't a man have a hobby?"
12. adj. Tom is an obsessive collector.
13. adj. I get really obsessive.
14. adj. The obsessive desire of wealth has been one of the great destructive forces of human history.
15. adj. Why do some people have an obsessive desire for power?
Sentence  
adj.
This problem is the clash of the idol's and obsessive fan's egos.
Mary is an obsessive fan of Tom.
Tom is obsessive.
The conditions that lead to my parents' divorce were engendered by their obsessive attitude toward work.
Do people ever accuse you of being obsessive?
I think Tom is obsessive.
Tom is an obsessive checker and gets up several times every night to make sure the front door is locked.
Mary's obsessive tidying up is really getting on Tom's nerves.
Tom used to be obsessive.
Tom is obsessive, isn't he?
"Tom, what is this between you and stoats?" "Nothing much, really. I simply find them very fascinating." "But you're making references to stoats all the time when talking, and spend most of your free time studying stoat behaviour. Isn't that a bit obsessive?" "It's just my personal hobby. Can't a man have a hobby?"
Tom is an obsessive collector.
I get really obsessive.
The obsessive desire of wealth has been one of the great destructive forces of human history.
Why do some people have an obsessive desire for power?

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