Main Entry: anal

Pronunciation: \ˈān-^əl\

Function: adjective

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 especially 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 genital 3, oral 3, phallic 2

—anal·ly \-^əl-ē\ adverb