Main Entry:

¹anal

Pronunciation:

\ˈā-n^əl\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1769

1: of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anus <an anal fin>2 a: of, relating to, characterized by, or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory which follows the oral stage and during which the child is concerned especially with its feces b: of, relating to, characterized by, or being personality traits (as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development <an anal disposition> <anal neatness>

— anal·ly \-n^əl-ē\ adverb