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addictive

[uh-dik-tiv]

adjective

  1. null addicting producing or tending to cause addiction.

    an addictive drug.

  2. more than normally susceptible to addiction.

    an addictive personality.



addictive

/ əˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing addiction

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • addictiveness noun
  • nonaddictive adjective
  • ˈ徱پԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of addictive1

First recorded in 1935–40; addict + -ive
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Other false claims in the media and some scientific papers have stated that antidepressants can be addictive like alcohol.

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Using what he had — dried herbs, powdered garlic and onion, black pepper — he whipped up a blend that could be stirred into mayonnaise and buttermilk to make something tangy, herbaceous and addictive.

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The lights, the adrenaline, the buzz – it's addictive.

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In the end, though, Arnaz’s addictive behaviors were his greatest challenge.

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“It’s visceral. It’s physical. And I think it is really, really addictive.”

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