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
29 December 2024
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
