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

/ əˈdɪktɪv /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or causing addiction

Other Word Forms

• addictiveness noun
• nonaddictive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of addictive¹

First recorded in 1935–40; addict + -ive

Example Sentences

If you have any kind of addictive personality, you love it because it’s endless.

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"GLP-1 therapies appear to have multiple synergistic effects that may be useful for treating chronic diseases with overlapping neural mechanisms, including binge eating disorders and addictive disorders."

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"It's like a K-pop song. It's very fast-paced, rhythmical and it's addictive," he said, adding that the tune has a "chanting" effect, which makes it easy for children to remember.

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They consumed less in voluntary drinking tests, performed differently in reward-based experiments, and showed reduced activity in brain regions associated with addictive behavior.

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SEOUL—“Baby Shark Dance,” the aggravatingly addictive children’s tune, is YouTube’s most-watched video ever.

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Related Words

• obsessive