- 1(of behavior) that is difficult to stop or control compulsive eating/spending/gambling
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- 2(of people) not being able to control their behavior a compulsive drinker/gambler/liar
- 3that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting The program made compulsive viewing.
adverb She watched him compulsively. a compulsively readable bookSee compulsive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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