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addictlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From addict + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an addict or addictive behaviour.
   • And although Danny had been sober for a long stretch, you only had to scratch the surface to find that crazy, dramatic, addictlike behavior. 2009, Melissa Gilbert, chapter 18, in Prairie Tale: A Memoir, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 201:
   • Sniffling nose congestion, “up and down” energy levels, constant fatigue, and addictlike food cravings were additional troubles for Mrs. Bennett, according to the extensive patient history form she filled in. 1986, John Parks Trowbridge, Morton Walker, The Yeast Syndrome: How to Help Your Doctor Identify & Treat the Real Cause of Your Yeast-Related Illness, Bantam Books, →ISBN, section 1, chapter 1, 5:
   • There were many bumps along the road to recovery. Because Jessica's relationship to gluten was addictlike in its intensity, it took her about six months to permanently change her behavior. 2013, Kelly Dorfman, Cure Your Child with Food: The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments, Workman Publishing, →ISBN, part 3, chapter 12, 201:

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