habit-forming

habit-forming Definition

habit-forming (hab′it fôr′miŋ)

adjective

resulting in the formation of a habit or in addiction

habit-forming Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

drug: Under normal circumstances Bahai's abstain from alcohol and from other harmful or habit-forming drugs.

Modifying Another Word

not: Less than two years ago, GlaxoSmithKline was running TV commercials on US nationwide TV claiming that paroxetine was " not habit-forming " .

Used with adjective complement

become: Clients now carry out actions one by one - until they become habit-forming.

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