adderall
/ˈædəɹɔːl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.87 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A brand name for a psychostimulant combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine, used in the treatment of conditions such as ADHD and narcolepsy and often misused as a recreational drug.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Pop a couple of Adderalls."
- "Doctors and the media have helped to create the belief that the best way to treat ADD/ADHD is with stimulant medications, such as Ritalin or Adderall."
- "A few years back I tried that “Harvard drug,” Adderall, which gives you the power to read for twelve hours straight and internalize everything you read—and it was a total disaster."
- "He was a teenager too, a student at an elite private boys school whose family’s western New York home was known as a party house where teens gathered to consume liquor, marijuana and Adderall."
- "Adderall made me high, yes, but what I found far more appealing was that it gave me a few hours of feeling less depressed."
- "His regular medication box contained pills bearing Adderall markings alongside other substances, according to sources with the Times who have seen photographs of the container."
Etymology
A brand name coined by the pharmaceutical executive Roger Griggs in 1994. A contraction of the phrase ADD (“attention deficit disorder”) (f)or all, intended to convey inclusivity.
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Synonyms
Addie//Addy