addictiveadj.

Brit.

/əˈdɪktɪv/, U.S.

/əˈdɪktɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addict v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < addict v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier addictiveness n.

a. Of a drug or other psychoactive substance: capable of creating addiction or dependence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [adjective] > addictive

addictive1891

addicting1931

hard1950

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [adjective] > relating to powers or effects of drugs > addictive

addictive1891

abusive1892

addicting1931

1891 Medico-legal Jrnl. Mar. 396 Narcotic—Addictive—Opium—Alcohol—Cocaine.

1939 Harper's Mag. Nov. 644 A chemico-pharmacological search for non-addicting drugs to replace morphine and the other addictive ones.

1969 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 15/1 Cannabis is not addictive in the same way that morphine, alcohol or barbiturates are.

1982 R. B. Fisher & G. A. Christie Dict. Drugs (rev. ed.) 61 Amphetamine and the barbiturates are much less used now in part because they are potentially addictive.

2005 Observer 14 Aug. i. 22/3 Crystal meth is a colourless, odourless form of d-methamphetamine, a powerful and highly addictive stimulant.

b. In extended use: regarded as capable of creating a dependence likened to that of addiction; compulsive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > inveterate (of habits or attitudes) > rendering inveterate

fixing1873

addictive1962

1962 Film Q. Summer 62/2 Critical debates seem to be addictive as well as contagious.

1975 Economist 4 Jan. 60/4 Leisure surveys show television to be equally addictive to both sexes.

1983 Washington Post 3 Apr. l1/1 Just as eating chocolate tends to be addictive, so does working with it.

1996 Esquire Nov. 92/1 You'll feel like having a flute of Champagne or a brisk Sancerre as you nibble on the addictive vinegar potato chips.

2002 Time 10 June 71/1 If e-mail is really as addictive as gambling, there must be a 12-step program somewhere to treat it.

2. Exhibiting or susceptible to addiction; characteristic of or associated with addiction; of or relating to addiction.

ΚΠ

1923 Lancet 23 June 1274/2 It is not proposed to leave any margin [as regards cocaine], for except in the hands of qualified doctors there cannot be other than addictive use.

1951 E. M. Lemert Social Pathol. x. 373 The alcoholics manifested true addictive behavior by going on ‘benders’ during which they stayed drunk for days at a time.

1957 Law & Contemp. Probl. 22 57 The attitude of the gang members to users was mostly tolerant..especially toward occasional rather than addictive users.

1970 Times 22 Sept. 10/3 Not all doctors agree that there is such a thing as an addictive personality.

1992 Atlantic Feb. 53/2 These are often families with a history of addictive problems or physical abuse.

2003 Total DVD Dec. 32/1 I had my DNA striped and he found many addictive genes in it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	addictive
释义	addictiveadj. Brit. /əˈdɪktɪv/, U.S. /əˈdɪktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addict v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < addict v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier addictiveness n. 1. a. Of a drug or other psychoactive substance: capable of creating addiction or dependence. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [adjective] > addictive addictive1891 addicting1931 hard1950 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [adjective] > relating to powers or effects of drugs > addictive addictive1891 abusive1892 addicting1931 1891 Medico-legal Jrnl. Mar. 396 Narcotic—Addictive—Opium—Alcohol—Cocaine. 1939 Harper's Mag. Nov. 644 A chemico-pharmacological search for non-addicting drugs to replace morphine and the other addictive ones. 1969 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 15/1 Cannabis is not addictive in the same way that morphine, alcohol or barbiturates are. 1982 R. B. Fisher & G. A. Christie Dict. Drugs (rev. ed.) 61 Amphetamine and the barbiturates are much less used now in part because they are potentially addictive. 2005 Observer 14 Aug. i. 22/3 Crystal meth is a colourless, odourless form of d-methamphetamine, a powerful and highly addictive stimulant. b. In extended use: regarded as capable of creating a dependence likened to that of addiction; compulsive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > inveterate (of habits or attitudes) > rendering inveterate fixing1873 addictive1962 1962 Film Q. Summer 62/2 Critical debates seem to be addictive as well as contagious. 1975 Economist 4 Jan. 60/4 Leisure surveys show television to be equally addictive to both sexes. 1983 Washington Post 3 Apr. l1/1 Just as eating chocolate tends to be addictive, so does working with it. 1996 Esquire Nov. 92/1 You'll feel like having a flute of Champagne or a brisk Sancerre as you nibble on the addictive vinegar potato chips. 2002 Time 10 June 71/1 If e-mail is really as addictive as gambling, there must be a 12-step program somewhere to treat it. 2. Exhibiting or susceptible to addiction; characteristic of or associated with addiction; of or relating to addiction. ΚΠ 1923 Lancet 23 June 1274/2 It is not proposed to leave any margin [as regards cocaine], for except in the hands of qualified doctors there cannot be other than addictive use. 1951 E. M. Lemert Social Pathol. x. 373 The alcoholics manifested true addictive behavior by going on ‘benders’ during which they stayed drunk for days at a time. 1957 Law & Contemp. Probl. 22 57 The attitude of the gang members to users was mostly tolerant..especially toward occasional rather than addictive users. 1970 Times 22 Sept. 10/3 Not all doctors agree that there is such a thing as an addictive personality. 1992 Atlantic Feb. 53/2 These are often families with a history of addictive problems or physical abuse. 2003 Total DVD Dec. 32/1 I had my DNA striped and he found many addictive genes in it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1891
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