Anal

noun

/ˈeɪ.nəl/

Word Frequency: 6.5

Definitions

1.nounAny of the anal scales of a reptile.

2.nounAnal sex.

"I'll do anything except anal."

3.adjectiveOf, related to, intended for or involving the anus.

"an anal examination"

4.adjectiveOf the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.

5.adjectiveOf a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.

"Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that."

6.adjective(of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.

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