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  • adjective Resembling a drug or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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drug +‎ -like

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Examples

  • This druglike high of sexual attraction made bearable the drug-sick lows, the yearning, the worry.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • This druglike high of sexual attraction made bearable the drug-sick lows, the yearning, the worry.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • This druglike high of sexual attraction made bearable the drug-sick lows, the yearning, the worry.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • This druglike high of sexual attraction made bearable the drug-sick lows, the yearning, the worry.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • Even the name of your own morning show inspires that by suggesting we watch you for a druglike "fix" of your show.

    Talk Radio: Do we need a new Fairness Doctrine? 2009

  • Using pulses of light delivered directly to the brain, researchers were able to induce a druglike state, ultimately conditioning the mice to behave like drug-addicted animals.

    Hooked On Light – Could Reveal The Biochemistry Of Addiction | Impact Lab 2009

  • The Net also offers druglike distractions: engaging in flame-fest arguments with people you will never meet, discussing topics you love but rarely get a chance to share in real life.

    Can We Become Caught In The Web? 2008

  • It was way cool, a druglike experience (predictably, LSD pioneer Timothy Leary injected himself into the scene), complete with the thrill of disorientation.

    Steven Levy on Melding the Digital and Physical Realms 2008

  • It's that kind of vague language that makes the FDA's regulatory job tricky at times: what's a drug and what's only druglike?

    FIGHTING CROW'S FEET AND CANCER 2007

  • Consumers spent roughly $12.4 billion last year on cosmeceuticals: beauty products like wrinkle creams and hair-growth treatments that have druglike benefits.

    FIGHTING CROW'S FEET AND CANCER 2007

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