How do you use Compulsively in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like obsessively, plus the exact meaning.
Compulsively meaning
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
Synonyms of Compulsively
Using Compulsively
- The main meaning on this page is: In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
- Useful related words include: obsessively, obsessionally.
- In the example corpus, compulsively often appears in combinations such as: and compulsively, compulsively and.
Context around Compulsively
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Compulsively
- In this selection, "compulsively" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shopped, problem, almost, once, almost and watch stand out and add context to how "compulsively" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2004 he compulsively wrote stories and a problem compulsively playing skill. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "compulsively" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with compulsively
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One, compulsively almost, must outdo the other. (7 words)
For good reason: it's compulsively bingeable. (7 words)
Makeup artists at beauty counters compulsively sanitize their brushes. (9 words)
Symptoms of orthorexia include compulsively checking ingredients lists, cutting out entire food groups and spending hours each day thinking about food one might be served, among others. (27 words)
In the second study, researchers found that people who compulsively use cannabis have an up to 50 per cent greater risk of being hospitalised for an arrhythmia. (27 words)
Most male Israeli staff members used a sexual tone in all conversations with women, aggressively sought out American sexual partners and compulsively discussed American women’s bodies. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
He also shopped compulsively, once buying 100 silk shirts during a visit to a Brioni store in Milan, few of which he ended up wearing.
One, compulsively almost, must outdo the other.
The people who dream up the shows and movies that we so compulsively watch are struggling to earn a living doing it.
Ercole said the organization’s gambling helpline averages around 100 calls a year from people who say they have a problem compulsively playing skill games.
He also appears to genuinely enjoy his work in contrast to The Female who kills almost compulsively.
His last three albums, 2015’s Shadows in the Night mined its nooks and crannies compulsively.
If you're staying at home compulsively exacerbating, I hear meth helps.
Makeup artists at beauty counters compulsively sanitize their brushes.
Symptoms of orthorexia include compulsively checking ingredients lists, cutting out entire food groups and spending hours each day thinking about food one might be served, among others.
In the second study, researchers found that people who compulsively use cannabis have an up to 50 per cent greater risk of being hospitalised for an arrhythmia.
Schulz drew compulsively, and in his brooding sketches crammed big-headed figures into cramped frames and rooms with low, clutching ceilings.
Some people compulsively engage in so much sex that it has a detrimental effect on their life, work or relationship.
That kind of length compulsively baits batsmen into thinking traditionally.
Those with excess oxytocin may be attracted to many people at the same time, leading them to compulsively seek out sex.
For good reason: it's compulsively bingeable.
I use them compulsively and have damaged my ears at least twice.
Most male Israeli staff members used a sexual tone in all conversations with women, aggressively sought out American sexual partners and compulsively discussed American women’s bodies.
Pudgy croquettes, stuffed with salty mushrooms and stinky stilton, are surprisingly subtle and compulsively snackable.
Mehew (2004) He compulsively wrote stories throughout his childhood.
Or he will be self-effacing and compulsively compliant; he will display symptoms of neediness or codependence.
Common combinations with compulsively
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: