habit-forming
adjective
hab·it-form·ing
ˈha-bət-ˌfȯr-miŋ 
: inducing the formation of an addiction
a habit-forming drug
Examples of habit-forming in a Sentence
warned the patient to be careful, because morphine can be habit-forming
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The label also now no longer includes sugar as an example of habit-forming substances.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
This week, social media users are sounding the alarm about the product, which some describe as habit-forming and detrimental to their health.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The label also warns that the product can become habit-forming and recommends that people who have a history of substance abuse consider not consuming the product.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
They are bound to be unaware of their habit-forming training, which is simply a consequence of their working routinely with AI.
Unsettling, for sure.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
This week, social media users are sounding the alarm about the product, which some describe as habit-forming and detrimental to their health.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The label also warns that the product can become habit-forming and recommends that people who have a history of substance abuse consider not consuming the product.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
They are bound to be unaware of their habit-forming training, which is simply a consequence of their working routinely with AI.
Unsettling, for sure.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Habit-forming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habit-forming. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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habit-forming
adjective
hab·it-form·ing
ˈhab-ət-ˌfȯr-miŋ
: inducing the formation of an addiction
a habit-forming prescription painkiller
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