obsessiveness

Noun

Meaning

extreme compulsiveness

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I have the obsessiveness of someone who's a sober, recovering addict displacing his addiction. Except I never had the addiction. John Mayer

For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush. Karl Rove

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation. Will Smith

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater. Cathy Rigby

And he’s still got the obsessiveness of a good detective, which means that when he writes something online, he breaks one of the most bedrock rules of using the internet. Source: Internet

That obsessiveness extended to fabrics, an area where Grazer gravitated toward the cozily luxurious: bouclé mohair and silk on the living room sofas and shearling on a Jim Zivic daybed in the master bedroom. Source: Internet

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