adj, noun — 5 senses
/əˈdɪktɪv/
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.
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
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.
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
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