addicting

== English == === Etymology === From addict +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈdɪktɪŋ/ === Adjective === addicting (comparative more addicting, superlative most addicting) (US) Causing addiction. ==== Usage notes ==== Considered non-standard outside of the United States. Addictive also has the meaning "characterised by addiction", as in "an addictive personality", which addicting does not. ==== Synonyms ==== addictive moreish ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === addicting present participle and gerund of addict === References === Dictionaries without an entry for this adjective include: Larousse Gran Diccionario Inglés-Español/Spanish-English, MSN Encarta Dictionary, Webster’s Third New World International Dictionary, American Heritage Dictionary (online), Random House Dictionary (online). However, it is in the Oxford English Dictionary where it is listed as informal, with citations going back to 1939. “addicting”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.