Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Causing or tending to cause addiction.
- adjective Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
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- adjective Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
- adjective Characterized by or
susceptible to addiction. - noun A drug that causes an addiction.
- noun Anything that is very habit-forming.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing or characterized by addiction
Etymologies
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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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haguremetaru commented on the word addictive
addictive: wow... just like wordie
December 10, 2006
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May 10, 2012