anal, anal retentive
(adjective) a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
anal
(adjective) of or related to the anus; “anal thermometer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Anal
An ethnic group found in Manipur in India, and in Burma/Myanmar, closely related to the Kuki people.
The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.
Anal (plural Anals)
An individual member of that ethnic group.
• Alan, Lana, Nala, alan, lana, nala
anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal)
(not comparable) of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
(psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
(entomology, of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
• (compulsive and stubborn): fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive
anal (countable and uncountable, plural anals)
Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
(informal) Anal sex.
• Alan, Lana, Nala, alan, lana, nala
Source: Wiktionary
A"nal, a. Etym: [From Anus.] (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
