addictive

Plural: addictives

Adjective

causing or characterized by addiction
- "addictive drugs"
- "addictive behavior"

Adj

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

Noun

A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.

Examples

He has an addictive personality.
These are addictive drugs.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

habit-forming, moreish

Antonyms

nonaddictive

Scrabble Score: 16

addictive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
addictive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
addictive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

addictive: valid Words With Friends Word