addictive
Americanadjective
-
null addicting producing or tending to cause addiction.
an addictive drug.
-
more than normally susceptible to addiction.
an addictive personality.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of addictive
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In February, it gave the unprecedented warning to China's TikTok to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
My mother-in-law, now in her mid-80s, has an addictive personality and is a very difficult person.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Bailey said the government is "focused on addictive features, harmful algorithmically-driven content and features".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Nearly five years on from its premiere, every morsel of information about Mike White’s addictive HBO series is still met with feverish excitement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Hip-hop’s addictive, and Aunt Pooh first got me hooked.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
