addictiveadjective
uk/əˈdɪk.tɪv/us/əˈdɪk.tɪv/C1 An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started:
Tobacco is highly addictive.
C1 An addictive activity or food is one that you cannot stop doing or eating once you have started:
The problem with video games is that they're addictive.
These nuts are addictive - I can't stop eating them.
addictive personality
a set of characteristics that mean that you very quickly become addicted to drugs, food, alcohol, etc.:
He's got an addictive personality.
More examples
- Heroin is obtained from morphine and is extremely addictive.
- Why is it that I find chocolate so addictive?
- Betting can be as addictive as drinking or smoking.
- These tablets are not thought to be addictive.
- Why do some individuals suffer from addictive problems more than others?
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- downer
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mickey
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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addictiveness
noun [ U ] uk/əˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/us/əˈdɪk.tɪv.nəs/