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addictive
(ad¦dict|ive)
Pronunciation:
/əˈdɪktɪv/
(also
informal
addicting
)
adjective
(of a substance or activity) causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted to it:
a highly addictive drug
relating or susceptible to addiction:
he has an addictive personality
Derivatives
addictively
adverb
addictiveness
noun
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