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Addicting

//əˈdɪktɪŋ// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Causing addiction. US
"whether any of the substances possess addicting properties is very difficult to determine on animals, although efforts are being made to study this aspect of the problem on dogs and monkeys."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of addict form-of, gerund, participle, present
"For though in his Nature there is a Tendency to Rational Pleasures, yet this he may, and very frequently does, stifle and extinguish by addicting himself wholly to the Delights and Gratifications of his Sense"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From addict + -ing.

Etymology 2

From addict + -ing.

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