habit-forming

[ hab-it-fawr-ming ]

/ ˈhæb ɪtˌfɔr mɪŋ /

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adjective

tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.

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Origin of habit-forming

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby habit-forming

habitancy, habitant, habitat, habitation, habited, habit-forming, habitual, habitually, habituate, habituation, habitude

How to use habit-forming in a sentence

It is like a habit-forming drug that, in victory, saps your elation and, in defeat, deepens your despair.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win|W.C. Heinz|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Nick says he asked large pharmaceutical companies to make placebos for Elvis for those pills that might be habit forming.
Elvis's Doctor Speaks|Gerald Posner|August 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Freedom from the deleterious action or habit-forming tendencies of the opiates.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
So-called non-alcoholic bottled beverages often contain alcohol or a habit-forming drug and are usually colored with aniline.
The Holy Earth|L. H. Bailey

All habit-forming involves the beginning of an intellectual specialization which if unchecked ends in thoughtless action.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
Congress has just passed a bill aiming to regulate the traffic in habit-forming drugs.
Habits that Handicap|Charles B. Towns
The major part of the habit-forming drugs used in the United States is consumed by the under-world.
Habits that Handicap|Charles B. Towns

British Dictionary definitions for habit-forming

habit-forming

adjective

(of an activity, indulgence, etc) tending to become a habit or addiction

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