anankastic

/AE1 N AA1 NG K AE1 S T IH0 K/
adjective
  1. 1

    (psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.

  2. 2

    (grammar) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.

noun
  1. 1

    (psychology, rare) An obsessive-compulsive individual.

  2. 2

    (grammar) An anankastic phrase or utterance.