addictlikeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

addictlike ‎(comparative more addictlike, superlative most addictlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of an addict or addictive behaviour.
   • 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 0553277510, section 1, chapter 1, 5:

     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.

   • 2009, Melissa Gilbert, Prairie Tale: A Memoir, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, ISBN 9781416599142, chapter 18, 201:

     And although Danny had been sober for a long stretch, you only had to scratch the surface to find that crazy, dramatic, addictlike behavior.

   • 2013, Kelly Dorfman, Cure Your Child with Food: The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments, Workman Publishing, ISBN 9780761175834, part 3, chapter 12, 201:

     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.