Addictive

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.

Adjective

 * 1) Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
 * These are addictive drugs.
 * 1) Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
 * He has an addictive personality.

Synonyms

 * habit-forming

Antonyms

 * nonaddictive

Related terms

 * addict
 * addicted
 * addicting
 * addiction

Derived terms

 * addictively
 * addictiveness
 * addictive personality

Noun

 * 1) A drug that causes an addiction.
 * 2) Anything that is very habit-forming.