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adjective

• uptight, stingy, conservative; "by the book".

  Quit being so anal retentive!

  • See more words with the same meaning: boring.
  • See more words with the same meaning: stingy or greedy.

  Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Tom from Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA on Mar 08 2003.

• uncompromising, strict.

  The professor is so anal about the rules.

  • See more words with the same meaning: picky, strict.

  Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by James W. from Waterloo, ON, Canada on May 11 2003.

• compulsive or very picky about doing things a certain way.

  My boyfriend is really anal about his car.

  She's anal about her clothes.

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  Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Anabel L. from West Covina, CA, USA on Mar 10 2006.

notes

• Sometimes shortened to "anal".

  He is very anal about his job.

  Last edited on Apr 26 2013. Submitted by Tom from Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA on Mar 08 2003.

origin

• From Freudian psychoanalysis.

  Last edited on Aug 04 2009. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 04 2009.

noun - uncountable

• a lot of money.

  I paid an arm and a leg for my surgery.

  My surgery cost an arm and a leg.

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  Last edited on Jan 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

intensifier

• used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. Can also be used by itself or in response to someone. Also and a quarter.

  Man, I've got a cold and a half.

  Speaker: You got some beer?
  
  Response: And a half!

  You are a jerk and a quarter!

  • See more words with the same meaning: many, much, lots.
  • See more words with the same meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way.

  Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.