Addictive Definition

ə-dĭktĭv
adjective
Relating to or causing addiction.
Webster's New World
Causing or tending to cause addiction.
An addictive substance.
American Heritage Medicine
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
An addictive personality.
American Heritage Medicine
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
These are addictive drugs.
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Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

He has an addictive personality.
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noun
A drug that causes an addiction.
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Anything that is very habit-forming.
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Other Word Forms of Addictive

Noun

Singular:
addictive
Plural:
addictives

Origin of Addictive

  • First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco.

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Addictive Sentence Examples

  • His mouth was hot, his flavor as addictive as his blood.

  • I must say the game can become rather addictive!

  • Strangely addictive fried pickles are a house specialty.

  • The gameplay is very addictive and you will see hours fly right by!

  • Sudoku is the fiendishly addictive number... to be good at Sudoku!

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Words Starting With

AADADD

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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