addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv 
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive personality
Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
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Its pain-relieving properties can be addictive and lead to overdose and death.
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
For some students, the popular apps are as addictive as drugs, and just as likely to eat through one’s weekly budget for food and expenses.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Silicon Valley won’t save kids from products designed to be addictive, so perhaps the goal should be to make social media as uncool for kids as cigarettes became in the ’90s and 2000s.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
This addictive snack is made with the producer’s oyster mushrooms and those meaty fungi manage to pull off a chewy texture that comes close to the original beef jerky.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
For some students, the popular apps are as addictive as drugs, and just as likely to eat through one’s weekly budget for food and expenses.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Silicon Valley won’t save kids from products designed to be addictive, so perhaps the goal should be to make social media as uncool for kids as cigarettes became in the ’90s and 2000s.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
This addictive snack is made with the producer’s oyster mushrooms and those meaty fungi manage to pull off a chewy texture that comes close to the original beef jerky.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive game
Medical Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
Legal Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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