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compulsively

UK/kəm'pʌlsɪvlɪ/US
C2

Definitions

adv.

In an uncontrollable, obsessive way

强迫性地;无法自控地

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
compulsivetogether, with
+
-lypush, drive
=compulsively

The -ly adverb of compulsive: doing something one cannot stop doing.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He compulsively checks his phone every few minutes.

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