addictive
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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /əˈdɪktɪv/
Adjective

addictive

  1. Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
    These are addictive drugs.
  2. Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
    • 1991, Rich Pelley, "Tilt" (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 62, page 52)
      There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]
  3. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
    He has an addictive personality.
Synonyms Antonyms Related terms Translations
  • French: addictif, qui rend accro, qui crée une dépendance, qui entraîne une dépendance
  • German: süchtig machend, verführerisch
  • Italian: che causa dipendenza, che dà dipendenza
  • Portuguese: viciante, viciador, que causa dependência
  • Russian: затя́гивающий
  • Spanish: adictivo, que crea dependencia, que produce dependencia, que crea adicción, enviciador
Translations Translations
  • Russian: склонный к привыканию
Noun

addictive (plural addictives)

  1. A drug that causes an addiction.
  2. Anything that is very habit-forming.



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