addictive

[ uh-dik-tiv ]
/ əˈdɪk tɪv /

adjective

producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality.

Origin of addictive

First recorded in 1935–40; addict + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM addictive

ad·dic·tive·ness, noun non·ad·dic·tive, adjective

Words nearby addictive

adderall, adderley, addict, addicted, addiction, addictive, addie, adding, adding machine, addington, addio

British Dictionary definitions for nonaddictive (1 of 2)

nonaddictive
/ (ˌnɒnəˈdɪktɪv) /

adjective

not of, relating to, or causing addiction

British Dictionary definitions for nonaddictive (2 of 2)

addictive
/ (əˈdɪktɪv) /

adjective

of, relating to, or causing addiction

Derived forms of addictive

addictiveness, noun