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Word entry · 9 letters

addictive

Best crossword clue

"Habit-forming"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əˈdɪktɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acddeiitvStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. causing or characterized by addiction

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • These are addictive drugs.
  • There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]
  • He has an addictive personality.

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