adhesive

See also: adhésive and adhésivé

English

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Etymology

From French adhésif, from Latin as if *adhaesivus, from *adhaesus, the hypothetical perfect passive participle of adhaereō; see adhere.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ædˈhi.sɪv/
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Adjective

adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)

  1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
  2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

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Noun

adhesive (plural adhesives)

  1. A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.

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Further reading

  • adhesive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • adhesive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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