Definition of addictive
: causing or characterized by addiction an addictive drug an addictive personality
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Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
Recent Examples of addictive from the Web
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America banned it in 1981 after its addictive and other pernicious characteristics became clear.
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That's what makes games like Tetris so addictive: the impression that winning (or losing) is always just one vital choice away.
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This sheer mist has an addictive tropical aroma that made me look forward to reapplying it.
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The chocolate layers should have an addictive texture and taste of real chocolate.
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Heroin, morphine and codeine was detected in 541of those deaths and Fentanyl, a powerful and highly addictive painkiller, was found in 483 cases.
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Ande Rodriguez argues that the option to use marijuana would actually curb the use of pain pills, a far more addictive and potentially dangerous threat.
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An engrossing tale, full of plot twists, delicious food, addictive coffee, stimulating conversation and neighborly bonding, is coming to the end.
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But their addictive properties made many doctors hesitant to prescribe them for chronic conditions, said Theodore Cicero, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis.
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First Known Use of addictive
1891
ADDICTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
addictive
playDefinition of addictive for English Language Learners
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: causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something
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: very enjoyable in a way that makes you want to do or have something again
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addictive
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: causing or characterized by addiction addictive drugs
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