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- adjective Not
compulsive .
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Examples
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It is descriptive of the noncompulsive enjoyment of life, which is the ideal of the Thai (1973, 85).
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And yet they were quite reasonable and noncompulsive about most other aspects of their culture.
Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981
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So why do some people become addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling or sex while others can indulge in a moderate, noncompulsive manner?
NYT > Home Page By DAVID J. LINDEN 2011
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So why do some people become addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling or sex while others can indulge in a moderate, noncompulsive manner?
NYT > Home Page By DAVID J. LINDEN 2011
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Gambling is one area the noncompulsive consumers aren't just cutting back on.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2009
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