addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv 
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive personality
Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
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One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade
Are mifepristone and misoprostol addictive drugs?
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Chantelle Lee, TIME, 24 May 2024
Around the same time, pharmaceutical companies were inundating pharmacies across the country with addictive pain pills.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Deaths from cocaine – an addictive stimulant drug made from coca plant leaves – have also increased, the institute said, with about 27,500 deaths reported in 2022.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The addictive fun of the first few seasons (plus the sizzling chemistry between Oh and Comer) was enough to make this must-see TV, even through the shakier final season.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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Chantelle Lee, TIME, 24 May 2024
Around the same time, pharmaceutical companies were inundating pharmacies across the country with addictive pain pills.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Deaths from cocaine – an addictive stimulant drug made from coca plant leaves – have also increased, the institute said, with about 27,500 deaths reported in 2022.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The addictive fun of the first few seasons (plus the sizzling chemistry between Oh and Comer) was enough to make this must-see TV, even through the shakier final season.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive game
Medical Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
Legal Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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