obsessively

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Etymology

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From obsessive +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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obsessively (comparative more obsessively, superlative most obsessively)

  1. In an obsessive manner.
  2. To an obsessive degree.
    • 2021 July 12, Nicholas Barber, “The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest”, in BBC[1]:
      There were moments when I doubted whether it was worth all the effort – whether it was crazy of Anderson to toil so obsessively over three breezy, cheeky vignettes which are neither sidesplittingly hilarious nor heart-wrenchingly insightful.

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