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addictive
adjective ad·dic·tive \-ˈdik-tiv\
: causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something
: very enjoyable in a way that makes you want to do or have something again
Full Definition of ADDICTIVE
: causing or characterized by addiction <an addictive drug> <an addictive personality>
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First Known Use of ADDICTIVE
1939
Related to ADDICTIVE
- Synonyms
- addicting, habit-forming
- Antonyms
- nonaddictive
Rhymes with ADDICTIVE
Medical Dictionary
addictive
adjective ad·dic·tive \ə-ˈdik-tiv\
Medical Definition of ADDICTIVE
: causing or characterized by addiction <addictive drugs>
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