adj 1  :  of, relating to, or situated near the anus  2 a  :  of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which the child is concerned esp. with its feces  b  :  of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits (as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development - compare GENITAL3 ORAL3 PHALLIC2   anal*ly adv 
, abbr 1  analysis  2  analytic  3  analyze .
 
 
 
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