habit-forming

[ hab-it-fawr-ming ]

/ ˈhæb ɪtˌfɔr mɪŋ /

adjective

tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.

Origin of habit-forming

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby habit-forming

habitancy, habitant, habitat, habitation, habited, habit-forming, habit spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation

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Example sentences from the Web for habit-forming

It is like a habit-forming drug that, in victory, saps your elation and, in defeat, deepens your despair.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win|W.C. Heinz|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Language-study is essentially a habit-forming process, so we must learn to form habits.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer
The statement made by its manufacturers that this preparation is free from narcotics or habit-forming drugs is not true.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
No wonder, then, that many a one of these patients takes to the use of habit-forming drugs to produce sleep.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

He knows that in the stock of habit-forming drugs that he uses in his profession lies the material which will brace him up.
Habits that Handicap|Charles B. Towns
Tobacco Redeemer contains no habit-forming drugs of any kind.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930|Various

British Dictionary definitions for habit-forming

habit-forming

adjective

(of an activity, indulgence, etc) tending to become a habit or addiction

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Medical definitions for habit-forming

habit-forming

adj.

Capable of leading to physiological or psychological dependence.

单词	habit-forming
释义	habit-forming [ hab-it-fawr-ming ] / ˈhæb ɪtˌfɔr mɪŋ / adjective tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs. Origin of habit-forming First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby habit-forming habitancy, habitant, habitat, habitation, habited, habit-forming, habit spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for habit-forming It is like a habit-forming drug that, in victory, saps your elation and, in defeat, deepens your despair. The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win\|W.C. Heinz\|January 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Language-study is essentially a habit-forming process, so we must learn to form habits. The Principles of Language-Study\|Harold E. Palmer The statement made by its manufacturers that this preparation is free from narcotics or habit-forming drugs is not true. The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2\|Various No wonder, then, that many a one of these patients takes to the use of habit-forming drugs to produce sleep. Psychotherapy\|James J. Walsh He knows that in the stock of habit-forming drugs that he uses in his profession lies the material which will brace him up. Habits that Handicap\|Charles B. Towns Tobacco Redeemer contains no habit-forming drugs of any kind. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930\|Various British Dictionary definitions for habit-forming habit-forming adjective (of an activity, indulgence, etc) tending to become a habit or addiction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for habit-forming habit-forming adj. Capable of leading to physiological or psychological dependence. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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