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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Tony Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Whereas in Season 3 episodes would often slip and slide around a plot and a point and blur into each other lazily, the new installments are sharp and addictive, begging you to just let the next episode play on.
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Those came to be known as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (or REMS), which are typically reserved for drugs that are highly addictive, like fentanyl, or dangerous, like cancer drugs.
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Tony Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Whereas in Season 3 episodes would often slip and slide around a plot and a point and blur into each other lazily, the new installments are sharp and addictive, begging you to just let the next episode play on.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 June 2025
There’s also no scientific evidence that sugar is physically addictive.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
Those came to be known as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (or REMS), which are typically reserved for drugs that are highly addictive, like fentanyl, or dangerous, like cancer drugs.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 13 Jul. 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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