Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

habit-forming

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
habit--form-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use.

Formal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more habit-forming (comparative) most habit-forming (superlative)

Synonyms

addictive

Questions

What does habit-forming mean?
Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use.

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