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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Most people are able to play lotteries for fun without falling into addictive or destructive patterns.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But most exciting to me personally is the fact that after providing the addictive techno score to Challengers, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are collabing with Luca once again.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
And not because of my own past history with any kind of addictive stuff at all.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition, the majority of vape products contain nicotine, the highly addictive substance also found in tobacco cigarettes that is known to be harmful to health.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But most exciting to me personally is the fact that after providing the addictive techno score to Challengers, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are collabing with Luca once again.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
And not because of my own past history with any kind of addictive stuff at all.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition, the majority of vape products contain nicotine, the highly addictive substance also found in tobacco cigarettes that is known to be harmful to health.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for addictive
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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