analadjective
uk/ˈeɪ.nəl/us/ˈeɪ.nəl/anal adjective (BODY PART)
relating to the anus (= the opening at end of the intestines through which solid waste leaves the body):
the anal passage/sphincter
anal sex
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Relating to particular parts of the body
- aural
- bronchial
- cardio
- cerebral
- cervical
- deltoid
- deltoids
- gastric
- genito-urinary
- lumbar
- mammary
- motor
- ocular
- optic
- orally
- ovarian
- pubis
- renal
- spinal
- venous
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anal adjective (MENTAL STATE)
informal → anally retentive :
his anal fondness for filing
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Wanting everything to be right
- anally retentive
- choosy
- dot
- dot the i's and cross the t's idiom
- faddy
- fastidious
- fussbudget
- fusspot
- fussy
- houseproud
- martinet
- nitpicking
- pedantic
- perfectionism
- perfectionist
- pernickety
- persnickety
- punctilious
- purist
- stickler
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anally
adverb uk/ˈeɪ.nəl.i/us/ˈeɪ.nəl.i/