addictive

[ uh-dik-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. Also ad·dict·ing [uh-dik-ting] /əˈdɪk tɪŋ/ . producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.

  2. more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

Origin of addictive

1
First recorded in 1935–40; addict + -ive

Other words from addictive

  • ad·dic·tive·ness, noun
  • non·ad·dic·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for addictive

addictive

/ (əˈdɪktɪv) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or causing addiction

Derived forms of addictive

  • addictiveness, noun

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