unobsessive

English

Etymology

un- +‎ obsessive

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

unobsessive (comparative more unobsessive, superlative most unobsessive)

1. Not obsessive.
   • 1938, Margaret Mead, The Mountain Arapesh, volume 1, page 214:

     They are quite unobsessive on the subject of filth of any sort, lifting a micturating child away from their own bodies if possible, and expressing open and unabashed disgust at faeces on the path.

   • 2007, Jack Kornfield, Modern Buddhist Masters, page 129:

     We can then allow whatever the results of our work are to flow out of this in a natural, unobsessive way.

Derived terms

• unobsessively