Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anal retentive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
anal re-ten-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of anal-retentive.

Inflected Forms

more anal retentive (comparative) most anal retentive (superlative)

Synonyms

anal

Questions

What does anal retentive mean?
Alternative form of anal-retentive.

How to pronounce anal retentive

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