- addictive
- adjective
Date: 1939
causing or characterized by addiction <an addictive drug> <an addictive personality>
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addictive — [[t]ədɪ̱ktɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If a drug is addictive, people who take it cannot stop taking it. Cigarettes are highly addictive... Crack is the most addictive drug on the market. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is addictive is so enjoyable that it … English dictionary
addictive — UK [əˈdɪktɪv] / US adjective 1) a) something that is addictive is so enjoyable that you want to do it or have it as often as possible Jogging can become addictive. b) someone who has an addictive personality becomes addicted to things very easily … English dictionary
addictive — ad|dic|tive [əˈdıktıv] adj 1.) if a substance, especially a drug, is addictive, your body starts to need it regularly and you are unable to stop taking it ▪ Tobacco is highly addictive . 2.) an activity that is addictive is so enjoyable that you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
addictive — adjective 1 a drug that is addictive makes you unable to stop taking it: highly addictive: Crack is a potent, highly addictive form of cocaine. 2 an activity that is addictive is one that you want to keep doing, especially because you enjoy it so … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
