adhesive
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)
- sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
- adhesive material
- adhesive tape
- apt or tending to adhere; clinging
Synonyms[edit]
- (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also Thesaurus:adhesive
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Translations[edit]
sticky
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clinging
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Noun[edit]
adhesive (countable and uncountable, plural adhesives)
Translations[edit]
substance that provides or promotes adhesion
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Further reading[edit]
- “adhesive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “adhesive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.