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Addictive

//əˈdɪktɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
"These are addictive drugs."
2
Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
"There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]"
3
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
"He has an addictive personality."

Adjective

1
causing or characterized by addiction wordnet

Noun

1
A drug that causes an addiction.
2
Anything that is very habit-forming.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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