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addictive

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16
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18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/əˈdɪktɪv/

Definition of addictive

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
    “These are addictive drugs.”
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adj

  1. Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
    “These are addictive drugs.”
  2. Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
    “There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]”
  3. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
    “He has an addictive personality.”

noun

  1. A drug that causes an addiction.
  2. Anything that is very habit-forming.

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Etymology

First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco.

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