anal
Fussy about details
Anal relates to the anus—the opening at the end of the digestive tract.
In medicine: anal fissure, anal glands.
Anal sex involves penetration of the anus.
In casual speech, anal (from Freudian psychoanalysis) describes someone excessively fussy, orderly, or obsessed with details: Don't be so anal about the formatting.
The fuller form is anal-retentive.
Of the hindgut's end
- sphincterMuscle encircling body opening
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
- posteriorRear or later
- perinealOf the pelvic floor
colorectal · proctological · hemorrhoid · fissure · fistula · colonoscopy · enema · suppository
Focused on small elements
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
methodical · painstaking · systematic · organized · punctilious · nitpicky · fussy · finicky
Of unconscious-mind theory
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- psychosexualRelating to mental-erotic development
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- expulsionForced permanent removal
toilet-training · developmental · regression · neurosis · repression · sublimation · libido · id
Unable to bend
- uptightAnxiously rigid in manner
- rigidUnable to bend
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
uncompromising · stiff · unbending · resistant · fixed · obstinate · rule-bound · controlling
Orderly, or undiluted
- tidyFree from clutter
- organizedSystematically arranged
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
sorted · arranged · structured · alphabetized · color-coded · labeled · compartmentalized · filed
rectal
Of the hindgut's end
perineal · colorectal · proctological · hemorrhoid · fissure · fistula · colonoscopy · enema · suppository · bowel
detail-oriented
Focused on small elements
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- preciseExactly correct, no error
fastidious · methodical · painstaking · systematic · organized · punctilious · nitpicky · fussy · finicky · exacting
Freudian
Of unconscious-mind theory
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- psychosexualRelating to mental-erotic development
- retentionContinued holding or possession
expulsion · toilet-training · developmental · regression · neurosis · repression · sublimation · libido · id · ego
inflexible
Unable to bend
unyielding · uncompromising · stiff · unbending · resistant · fixed · obstinate · rule-bound · controlling · tense
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
- tidyFree from clutter
- organizedSystematically arranged
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
categorized · sorted · arranged · structured · alphabetized · color-coded · labeled · compartmentalized · filed · regimented
- statistical analysisMathematical examination of datasets
- financial analystProfessional assessing investment value
- DNA analysisExamining hereditary material
- budget analysisEvaluating income and expenditures
- analysis paralysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- anal sphincterMuscle controlling bowel opening
analysis, analyze, analyst, analytical, analytically, anally, anal-retentive