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Rule "addicting (addictive)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: addicting (addictive)
Message: Did you mean the adjective <suggestion>addictive</suggestion> instead of the verb form 'addicting'?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Nicotine is the addicting drug in tobacco.
    Correction suggestion: addictive
ID: CONFUSION_OF_ADDICTING_ADDICITVE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-09 22:33:08 +0100)