Nonaddictive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not addictive; not able to cause addiction. not-comparable

    "Unlike methadone, the [antagonists] are nonaddictive, but the medical profession [generally] remains skeptical; results from use of the antagonists given on a daily basis have been unimpressive."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not causing or characterized by addiction wordnet

Example

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"Unlike methadone, the [antagonists] are nonaddictive, but the medical profession [generally] remains skeptical; results from use of the antagonists given on a daily basis have been unimpressive."

Etymology

From non- + addictive.

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