addictive, habit-forming
(adjective) causing or characterized by addiction; “addictive drugs”; “addictive behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
addictive (comparative more addictive, superlative most addictive)
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Enjoyable.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
• habit-forming
• nonaddictive
addictive (plural addictives)
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
Source: Wiktionary
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
