Beguile vs Addictive - What's the difference?
beguile | addictive |
To deceive or delude (using guile).
* , II, II, 102.
To charm, delight or captivate.
* 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
As a verb beguile
is to deceive or delude (using guile).As an adjective addictive is
causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.As a noun addictive is
a drug that causes an addiction.beguile
English
Alternative forms
*Verb
(beguil)- I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.
- I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
References
* *addictive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- These are addictive drugs.
- He has an addictive personality.