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maniático

obsessive

adjective mah-nyah-TEE-koh Rare
Mind & Emotions Personality

Also means

fussy

Usage Note

Maniático can function as a noun (un maniático del orden = a tidiness fanatic) as well as an adjective. It conveys mild obsessiveness rather than clinical mania; for the medical sense, Spanish uses maníaco or maníaco-depresivo. The feminine form is maniática.

Examples

"Mi hermano es muy maniático con la limpieza."

Natural Translation

My brother is very obsessive about cleanliness.

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