addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv 
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive personality
Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
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Grab an addictive pimento cheese biscuit at Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Eli Lilly plans to study whether its weight loss drugs can help treat addictive behaviors like alcohol and drug abuse.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
The mesolimbic system overlaps with the brain processes that influence addictive behaviors.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Falstaff is vitality incarnate — exuberant, excessive, grandiloquent, unashamedly self-preserving, defiant and fleshy, witty and roguish, an addict by personality and addictive to those who can’t help but love him.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Eli Lilly plans to study whether its weight loss drugs can help treat addictive behaviors like alcohol and drug abuse.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
The mesolimbic system overlaps with the brain processes that influence addictive behaviors.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Falstaff is vitality incarnate — exuberant, excessive, grandiloquent, unashamedly self-preserving, defiant and fleshy, witty and roguish, an addict by personality and addictive to those who can’t help but love him.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive game
Medical Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
Legal Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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