compulsively

/kəmˈpəɫsɪvɫi/ adv

In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

Word Origin Compulsively comes from compulsive, from Latin com- 'together' and pellere 'to drive' — literally 'driven together'. The idea: an irresistible urge driving you. The root pellere gives us expel, impel, repel, and pulse. Compulsively means acting under that inner drive.

adv In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

He checks his phone compulsively every few minutes, unable to resist the urge.

(副词) 强迫性地;不由自主地;着魔地

他每隔几分钟就强迫性地查看手机,无法抗拒这种冲动。

(adverbio) compulsivamente; obsesivamente [De manera compulsiva; obsesivamente.]

Revisa su teléfono compulsivamente cada pocos minutos, incapaz de resistir el impulso.

(adverbe) compulsivement; obsessionnellement; de manière obsessionnelle [De manière compulsive, de façon obsessionnelle et irrésistible.]

Il vérifie son téléphone **compulsively** toutes les quelques minutes, incapable de résister à l'impulsion.

(Adverb) zwanghaft; obsessiv [Auf eine zwanghafte oder obsessive Weise; ohne Kontrolle über das eigene Handeln.]

Er checkt **compulsively** alle paar Minuten sein Handy, obwohl er es nicht lassen kann.

(副詞) 衝動を抑えられない様子で、執拗に、何度も繰り返さずにはいられないやり方で。

彼は衝動を抑えられず、数分おきにスマートフォンを執拗にチェックしてしまう。

(advérbio) compulsivamente; obsessivamente; incontrolavelmente [De maneira compulsiva; obsessivamente.]

Ele verifica o celular compulsivamente a cada poucos minutos, incapaz de resistir ao impulso.

Word parts: com + puls + ive + ly

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