addictive

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈdɪktɪv/

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Adjective

Positive addictive

Comparative more addictive

Superlative most addictive

1. If something is addictive, it is hard to stop doing it.

   Cigarettes are addictive because of the nicotine it has.

2. To be addictive to something means tending to cause an addiction.

Related words

• addiction
• addicted
• addict