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anal

  • adjective
  • a·nal
  • /ˈeɪ̯nəl/

Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. 18

Other meanings

  1. Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. 20

  2. Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. 20

    “Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.”

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This definition is adapted from “anal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.