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Princeton's WordNet

  1. addictive, habit-formingadjective

    causing or characterized by addiction

    "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"

Wiktionary

  1. habit-formingadjective

    Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use.

    Many government prohibit the advertising of habit-forming substances to minors.

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  1. habit-forming

    Habit-forming refers to a behavior, action, activity, or substance that becomes patterned or routine through consistent repetition or usage, resulting in a psychological or physical dependence or compulsion to continue. It may often lead to addiction if it's associated with harmful substances or behaviors.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of habit-forming in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of habit-forming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of habit-forming in a Sentence

  1. Tallulah Bankhead:

    Cocaine habit forming? Of course not. I ought to know, I've been using it for years.

  2. Keri Peterson:

    What this does is, it allows your natural circadian rhythm to re-balance itself, if you use it for a couple of days, it helps to promote sleep-- and it's non-habit forming.

  3. Adam Gazzaley:

    These [ games ] are designed to be really enjoyable and sticky, human nature, in many ways, is to find something you enjoy and just keep doing it, but I do believe you have to fight against those habit-forming activities and find diversity. Moderation is the main thing.

  4. Nir Eyal:

    Hooked : How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

  5. Don Marquis:

    There is nothing so habit-forming as money.


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