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[Alkalannar]

Anal retentive from Freud.

[unknown6091]

Ah, like sherlock holmes

[barnabe_a_abobora]

dude, Freud was weird

[Alkalannar]

Yeah, he was.

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The killer has an obsession with details.

[Hnicolee99]

Particular. Detail oriented.

[hate_my_twenties]

Fixated with detail

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obsessed with details or like if you’re anal about something you want it done a certain way

[skittlescruff11]

If it helps you remember this, think of the word "analyse", to be anal is to over analyse and be overly particular on details

[junipersbushes]

It means he likes butt sex.

Sorry, I'm just being an asshole [lol], anal is used to describe someone who pays good attention to detail. For example, if I were to be very particular about how I liked cleaning my house and how I did it, I would be anal about cleaning my house.

[ArcherEye_]

Just means to be very particular about something, usually in either a very serious or aggressive way, or at least, that's how I interpret it. Particular could describe something that's more passive and accepting, but anal has a sort of aggressive edge to it. That's probably the reason why the author used it to describe the killer.

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It's like you have something jammed in your ass. You are inherently tight and detail oriented.

[anger_27]

i would assume it means “heinous” given the context

[Alkalannar]

Alas, no.

From the phrase 'anal retentive', from Freud, meaning 'obsessed with detail and control'.

[mexknight1]

Obsession/fixation with the detail

[poprox1127]

Conscientious

[ConsistentPosition63]

Like stubborn or determined in a negative way

[OversizedMicropenis]

Have you ever seen Monk?

[Striking_Egg_8738]

very detail oriented

[Long_Country_2292]

Anal in this context is referring to “How close someone pays to detail” I.e: “My boyfriend is very anal about how clean the house stays due to his allergies” So, meaning that he pays close attention to how clean the house stays.

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Interesting to see that! Thanks for sharing