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habit-forming Definition

habit-forming (habit 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.

Browse dictionary entries near habit-forming

  1. habit
  2. habilitate
  3. habiliment
  4. habile
  5. Habermas
  6. habergeon
  7. haberdashery
  8. haberdasher
  9. Haber
  10. habendum clause
  1. habitability
  2. habitable
  3. habitant
  4. habitat
  5. habitation
  6. habitué
  7. habitual
  8. habituate
  9. habitude
  10. habitus