English Grammar?

Both are correct and synonymous.

This is a topic of strong debate. Purists might insist on the use of the "addictive" only and explain that addicting is not a real word. Others may make the distinction, which MIG has, that "addicting" is used for non-addictive items that give rise to repeated indulgence (such as a great game, television show, or favorite dessert) in contrast to a substance known to cause addiction such as a dru

KJinCali79to avoid embarrassment in the cases where someone does not recognize "addicting" as a word, I would use "addictive."

I wouldn’t worry too much about those people: considering that the verb ‘addict’ exists so must ‘addicting’, since every verb has a gerund-participle form. The adjective ‘addicting’ is derived

Thanks for the spelling correction AG. Addicting as an adjective is considered non-standard outside of North America, and in many circles within the U.S. it is considered incorrect/informal when used as an adjective. That may be arbitrary, or inconsistent when compared to other participial adjectives as you point out, but I think learners should still be informed about these controversies in order