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addictive Definition

ad·dic·tive (-tiv)

adjective

relating to or causing addiction

addictive Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • heroin: We are never shown what the product is, but the stuff is as addictive as heroin.
  • drug: A: Nicotine is as addictive as many illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: I now know why people find big Barbel so addictive.
  • make: Work is in progress to develop a vaccine that takes some of the pleasure out of smoking whilst making nicotine less addictive.

Modifies a noun

  • teaser: Sudoku is a game of pure logic, an addictive brain teaser that can be.. .
  • gameplay: Choose from Journey Mode or Arcade Mode - the addictive gameplay will give you hours of fun!
  • craze: Sudoku is the addictive Japanese number puzzle craze that is sweeping the UK.
  • personality: Those with addictive personalities are not helped by arresting the vast majority who do not suffer from the problem.
  • craving: It is also used to treat physical ailments which may have an underlying emotional element and has been used very successfully with addictive cravings.
  • behavior: Here to support each other in trying to ' give up ' one of the most addictive behaviors going around today.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: I must say the game can become rather addictive!

Infinitive complement

  • play: We picked up a stack of games, too, and they are hugely addictive to play.

Modifying Another Word

  • fiendishly: Sudoku is the fiendishly addictive number... to be good at Sudoku!
  • powerfully: Tobacco is a powerfully addictive drug that most of its users would like to quit using.
  • strangely: Maybe there should be a WARNING expressed here that rowing is a strangely addictive sport for many who take it up.
  • dangerously: But be warned, the place is dangerously addictive.
  • incredibly: Anyone who has played either of the first two GTA games will be familiar with its incredibly addictive nature.
  • horribly: One word of warning: it's a horribly addictive game.

Preposition: in

  • way: Health warnings Cocaine is addictive in a different way to heroin.

Preposition: than

  • heroin: In fact, nicotine is considered more addictive than heroin or cocaine.