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addicted
adj
    1. Dependent on it (especially a drug).
      Form: addicted to something (especially)
    2. Unable to give it up, eg a habit.
      Thesaurus: habituated, given to, disposed to, hooked on (slang), accustomed, inclined, obsessed with, in the habit of, under the influence of, attached, prone; Antonym: averse to, disinclined.
Etymology: 16c, meaning ‘devoted or attached to something': from obsolete verb addict to make oneself over or surrender (especially oneself), from Latin addicere to surrender.



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