Definition of anal retentive
anal retentive 
adjective
- uptight, stingy, conservative; BY THE BOOK. Usually shortened anal.
Quit being so anal retentive!
by Tom, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA, Mar 08 2003.
- uncompromising, strict. Usually shortened anal.
The professor is so anal about the rules.
by James W., Waterloo, ON, Canada, May 11 2003.
- compulsive or very picky about doing things a certain way. Usually shortened anal.
My boyfriend is really anal about his car
She's anal about her clothes
by Anabel L., West Covina, CA, USA, Mar 10 2006.
origin
- From Freudian psychoanalysis.
by Anonymous, Aug 04 2009.
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