"addictive" meaning in English

See addictive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈdɪktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-addictive.wav [UK] Forms: addictive [positive], more addictive [comparative], most addictive [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is addictive, it is hard to stop doing it.
    Sense id: simple-addictive-en-adj-IpePhfVV
  2. To be addictive to something means tending to cause an addiction.
    Sense id: simple-addictive-en-adj-8sXKBkWY
     
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          "text": "cigarettes are addictive because of the nicotine it has."
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    },
    {
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        "superlative"
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        {
          "text": "cigarettes are addictive because of the nicotine it has."
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        "If something is addictive, it is hard to stop doing it."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To be addictive to something means tending to cause an addiction."
      ]
    }
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