Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
Proximate to the thorax.
Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
Anal sex.
To penetrate anally.
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29
Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
Intended for use with fragile items.
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
A moth, Mythimna vitellina