anal

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
2. Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
3. Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
4. Proximate to the thorax.

Noun

1. Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
2. (informal) Anal sex.

Verb

To penetrate anally.

Synonyms

analysis

analogy

anal retentive

pedantic

prim

punctilious

rectal

pissy

analogous

A-Level

analyst

colic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.nəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.