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anal

How to use anal in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for anal.

Editorial note

In porn world, "all women love anal sex." In the real world, a lot of women are not.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of anal gathered in one view.

adjective

of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"

adjective

a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anal.

adjective

of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"

adjective

a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

Example sentences

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In porn world, "all women love anal sex." In the real world, a lot of women are not.

2

I still have the Couch to ES replication running because I'm anal like that... but really...

3

Being anal about blogging software is, after all, an occupation for the tech geeks who like to obsess about details. You know those who often have 7 posts on their blog in total.

4

StackOverflow has been overrun by anal people. Internet power attracts this kind of douchebags like moths to light.

5

Similarly, anal sex is the best kind because it works on all genital configurations. /snark

6

That position puts a lot of strain on the rectum and anal hemorrhoids, and can exacerbate health problems that tend to go hand-in-hand with desk jobs. That said, this app is frickin' hilarious.

7

You get a lift from the aliens, but they charge you one anal probe for the ride. Now you hate Apple, hate McDonalds, hate Volkswagen, and hate that the aliens didn't have the common decency to at least warm up their metal tools before use.

8

I know I'm being anal about it, but there were a lot of people who competed in the DGC, and it is quite annoying to hear people mention his name in that regard. Having talked to Sebastian a few times during the competition, I would think he thinks the same way.

9

I guess having "hz" edited into "Hz" might strike some people as being "anal", but I think it's a very decent improvement. Of course, I'm not trying to imply anything about Mr Carmack's knowledge about unit symbols, I just think he wrote his answer too quickly to care.

10

This is practically a modern day Milgram experiment, but substitute fake electric shocks with real anal penetration. Pretty shocking.

11

On top of that comes the whole issue of hygiene: the way anal is portrayed means that if you try it at home, your female partner will likely end up with an infection. Fourth, it creates unrealistic expectations. Let's just say that gag reflex is not as easy to suppress as the porn makes you believe and that anal sex is not a matter of just sliding in any time you want.

12

Part of my job involves electrical drafting, and though I'm positively anal about my drawings, if I manipulate the design to make the drawing more clear and presentable, it's a snowball's chance I'd ever be excused. In my case, the risk is starting a fire in a power supply; in theirs, manipulating the market death of a product, however many dollars that might entail.

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Now how about someone deals with cops who illegally force doctors to do enemas and anal cavity searches on people for having strange posture, or do roadside vaginal cavity searches on women with no probable cause, or shoot people's dogs upon erroneously entering their homes, or shoot unarmed suspects standing still with hands in the air? Also, I find it incredible that the people who swore to serve the citizens and protect the constitution of their country are so quick to completely disrespect the said constitution so often.

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I'm constantly harping on other people about backups, but only a couple of days ago got my development machine on our network backup system; I'm pretty anal about passwords, but still I'll panic pretty badly if my laptop is ever stolen, because in there, somewhere, is probably a plain text password stored in a file that I've forgotten about, and there'll be a chance that I'll forget to change that particular password if I find myself having to suddenly change every single password for everything I've got access to.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use anal in a sentence?

In porn world, "all women love anal sex." In the real world, a lot of women are not.

What does anal mean?

of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"

What part of speech is anal?

anal is commonly used as adjective.