— hookedness /hoohk"id nis/ , n.
/hookt/ , adj.
1. bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
2. having a hook or hooks.
3. made with a hook or by hooking.
4. Informal.
a. addicted to narcotic drugs.
b. slavishly interested in, devoted to, or obsessed with: He was hooked on television.
5. Slang. married.
[ bef. 1000; ME hoked, OE hokede. See HOOK 1 , ED 2 , -ED 3 ]