addictive

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ad⋅dic⋅tive

[uh-dik-tiv]

–adjective

1.	producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.

2.	more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

Origin:
1935–40; addict + -ive

Related forms:

ad⋅dic⋅tive⋅ness, noun

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ad·dic·tive (ə-dĭk'tĭv)

adj.

Causing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive substance.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·dic·tive
Pronunciation: &-'dik-tiv
Function: adjective
: causing or characterized by addiction <addictive drugs>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·dic·tive
Pronunciation: &-'dik-tiv
Function: adjective
: causing or characterized by addiction <addictivedrugs>

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