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.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- addictiveness noun
- nonaddictive adjective
Etymology
Origin of addictive
Example Sentences
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The EU has told TikTok it needs to change the "addictive" design of its platform after it was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules, says the European Commission.
From Barron's
The EU has told TikTok it must change its "addictive design" or face heavy fines, after it found the video sharing platform had breached its online safety rules.
From BBC
The EU said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules.
From Barron's
The plaintiffs plead around that law by arguing that the defendants were negligent in the way they designed their platforms and should have warned users about their addictive potential.
The plaintiffs say that internal documents from the companies will show that the platforms intentionally built tools, such as infinite scroll, and were aware that the products would be addictive.
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