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Addictive
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English
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.
Adjective
addictive (more addictive, most addictive)
- Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming
- "addictive drugs", "an addictive behavior"
- Characterized by or susceptible to addiction:
- "an addictive personality"
Synonyms
- habit-forming
Antonyms
- nonaddictive
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