Addictive is the correct adjective (ie. a word describing a property of the game) "the game is addictive"

An adverb is something like "well" "quickly" or "skillfully" - you can tack it onto a verb to describe the verb, ie. how the action is being done. (eg. "He played the game *insert adverb here*")

Clearly "addicting" just like "running" or "fucking" or "[anything]ing" is the present tense of the verb "to addict". "To addict" is the verb, "addicting" is the participle. The only possible legitimate use I could see for the word is in the context "he is addicting himself to heroin" - which would be awkward as we would commonly say "he is becoming addicted to heroin". And I think it is incorrect anyway because the verb is reflexive... So it's quite likely that "addicting" is a non-word.

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Last edited by astroboy on Nov-24-2003 at 05:22

Addict is a transitive verb and thus requires a direct object.

Take out the "very" - to say "This game is addicting" makes no sense. Addicting what? The correct use would be "This game is addicting me." Now try writing, "this game is very addicting me." That makes no sense.

Addictive is the word you're looking for.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Addict is a transitive verb and thus requires a direct object. Take out the "very" - to say "This game is addicting" makes no sense. Addicting what? The correct use would be "This game is addicting me." Now try writing, "this game is very addicting me." That makes no sense. Addictive is the word you're looking for.

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Originally posted by astroboy The only possible legitimate use I could see for the word is in the context "he is addicting herself to heroin"

Doesnt sound legitimate to me

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Originally posted by DJ-Fuq Doesnt sound legitimate to me

Indeed... I foolishly thought it was a reflexive verb but, as Diginut said, it is in fact a transitive verb... so his example is correct.

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"ew! i wouldn't go anywhere near a homeless dudes butthole... not even if i was sodomizing him with a poison ivy cactus dildo" - Originally posted by lücid
"also can someone post the link to my mom's forum, thank you!" - Originally posted by miamitrance04
"dude man its not me its what the world does to me. Trust me I'm a normal person people just constantly fuck with me." Originally posted by ********
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