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re-addicting

re-addicting adjective: with the potential to addict anew.

Adjective

re-addicting (comparative more re-addicting, superlative most re-addicting)

  1. With the potential to addict anew.
    • After complete withdrawal and detoxification from caffeine, it is possible to use it in moderation, but care must be taken as it can be re-addicting.2006, Elson Haas with Buck Levin, Staying Healthy with Nutrition, page 762

Forms of re-addicting

comparativemore re-addicting
superlativemost re-addicting
alternative formreaddicting

Questions about re-addicting

What does re-addicting mean?
Re-addicting means with the potential to addict anew.
What part of speech is re-addicting?
Re-addicting is an adjective.

Words near re-addicting in the dictionary

  1. re-adapted
  2. re-adapting
  3. re-adapts
  4. re-add
  5. re-added
  6. re-addicting
  7. re-adding
  8. re-adds
  9. re-adhere
  10. re-admit
  11. re-admits

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