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adhesive
Adhesive is defined as something that is sticky.
(adjective)An example of something adhesive is paste.
The definition of adhesive is a substance that sticks to something.
(noun)An example of an adhesive is tape.
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See adhesive in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- sticking and not coming loose; clinging
- made so as to adhere
Origin: Fr adhésif < L adhaesus, pp. of adhaerere: see adhere
noun
- an adhesive substance, as glue
- Philately an adhesive postage stamp
Related Forms:
- adhesively adverb
- adhesiveness noun
See adhesive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Tending to adhere; sticky.
- Gummed so as to adhere.
- Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off: “He feels an adhesive dread, a sudden acquaintance with the . . . darker side of mankind” (George F. Will).
A substance, such as paste or cement, that provides or promotes adhesion.
Related Forms:
- ad·heˈsive·ly adverb
- ad·heˈsive·ness noun
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