addictive
Americanadjective
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null addicting producing or tending to cause addiction.
an addictive drug.
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more than normally susceptible to addiction.
an addictive personality.
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Meanwhile, social media companies including Instagram-parent Meta, Snap Inc, TikTok, and Google's YouTube are facing a barrage of lawsuits from states, school districts, and individuals alleging they design their products to be addictive.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"This is the sunk cost fallacy," he said, adding that "it keeps the addictive behaviour loop".
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
“Pressure” is skillfully directed, sweeping us into this world with a kind of addictive immediacy, and is also beautifully lensed by cinematographer Jamie Ramsay.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
A splash stirred into the dip cuts through the richness and turns it from merely creamy into something brighter and more addictive.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Hip-hop’s addictive, and Aunt Pooh first got me hooked.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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