Meaning

2 senses

  1. A drug that causes an addiction.

  2. Anything that is very habit-forming.

Examples

55 sentences

  1. Caffeine is addictive.

    Кофеїн викликає звикання. — Anjy

    ruКофеин вызывает привыкание. — Wezel

    deKoffein macht süchtig. — raggione

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  2. Is nicotine as addictive as heroin?

    ruНикотин вызывает такое же привыкание, что и героин? — marafon

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  3. Do you think video games are addictive?

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  4. What's the most addictive game you've ever played?

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  5. Crack is very addictive.

    ruКрэк вызывает сильное привыкание. — odexed

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Origin

First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opi

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.

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Forms

plural: addictives
Singularaddictive
Pluraladdictives

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
addictB2addictedB2addictionB2additionA2additionalA2additionallyB2
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