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addictive

[ uh-dik-tiv ]
/ əˈdɪk tɪv /
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adjective

producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

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Nearby words

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  2. adderley,
  3. addict,
  4. addicted,
  5. addiction,
  6. addie,
  7. adding,
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  9. addington,
  10. addington, henry

Origin of addictive

First recorded in 1935–40; addict + -ive
Related formsad·dic·tive·ness, nounnon·ad·dic·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for addictive

addictive

/ (əˈdɪktɪv) /

adjective

of, relating to, or causing addiction
Derived Formsaddictiveness, noun
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
Word Origin and History for addictive

addictive

adj.

1815, a word in chemistry and medicine; 1939 in the narcotics sense, from addict (v.) + -ive. Related: Addictively; addictiveness.

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