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ad·dic·tive
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adjective
1.
producing or tending to cause
addiction
:
an addictive drug.
2.
more than normally susceptible to
addiction
:
an addictive personality.
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Origin:
1935–40;
addict
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ad·dic·tive·ness,
noun
non·ad·dic·tive,
adjective
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addictive
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of, relating to, or causing addiction
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