addicting

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Causing addiction.

   • whether any of the substances possess addicting properties is very difficult to determine on animals, although efforts are being made to study this aspect of the problem on dogs and monkeys.
   • similar in action to codeine salts but when compared with codeine on the basis of weight is more active, and more addicting.
   • When we didn't have narcotics laws, when we could go and buy this stuff like you could candy and potatoes, laudanum was a very addicting drug
2. 2

   present participle and gerund of addict

   • For though in his Nature there is a Tendency to Rational Pleasures, yet this he may, and very frequently does, stifle and extinguish by addicting himself wholly to the Delights and Gratifications of his Sense
   • Mr. Johnson's communication states that the preparation "has a large sale, and is addicting the public to its use"

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