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Definition of addictive
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug an addictive personality
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Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
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Opioids have long been known to be highly addictive and easy to overdose on. — The Economist, "Legal settlements alone will not solve America鈥檚 opioid crisis," 29 Aug. 2019 Many products can be addictive and not addict everyone. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "Is Big Tech addictive? A debate with Nir Eyal.," 7 Aug. 2019 This phenomenon makes social media addictive and effects the brain in a manner similar to gambling. — Madeline Fitzgerald, Time, "Instagram Starts Test To Hide Number of Likes Posts Receive for Users in 7 Countries," 18 July 2019 The new formula is addictive and adorable, and might even bring a tear to your eye. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "Still have 'Jeopardy!' fever? Watch these 10 game shows this summer," 15 June 2019 The company knew for nearly two decades that the drug is addictive and dangerous, the suit claims, yet continued to market it aggressively. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon opioid epidemic: Pills flooded the state as overdoses climbed, unsealed data show," 2 Aug. 2019 But the nicotine in them is highly addictive, and many public health officials fear their popularity among teenagers who have never smoked is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts. — Sheila Kaplan, New York Times, "Juul Targeted Schools, Camps and Youth Programs, House Panel Claims," 25 July 2019 This was long before the surgeon general declared tobacco carcinogenic (1964) and addictive (1988). — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: The puzzling problem of vaping," 24 July 2019 One listen could prove addictive, so bang with caution. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "The 10 Best Rezz Songs," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'addictive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for addictive
addictive
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English Language Learners Definition of addictive
: causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something
: very enjoyable in a way that makes you want to do or have something again
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Medical Definition of addictive
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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Legal Definition of addictive
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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