Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Tending to adhere; sticky.
- adjective Gummed so as to adhere.
- adjective Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off.
- noun A substance, such as paste or cement, that provides or promotes adhesion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
- Figuratively, cleaving or clinging; adhering; remaining attached; not deviating from.
- Gummed; fitted for adhesion: as, adhesive envelops.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
- adjective Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
- adjective (Physics) See
Attraction - adjective (Surg.) that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.
- adjective a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Sticky ;tenacious , asglutinous substances . - adjective
Apt ortending toadhere ;clinging . - noun A
substance , such asglue , thatprovides orpromotes adhesion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- adjective tending to adhere
Etymologies
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Examples
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Painting before the adhesive is applied will keep the color on much longer.
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Painting before the adhesive is applied will keep the color on much longer.
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As for the tape, the older the adhesive is the harder it is to remove.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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As for the tape, the older the adhesive is the harder it is to remove.
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The adhesive is known as Amiri gum; it is an Iranian glue that seals the skin together in such a way that it can only be removed through surgery.
Global Voices in English » Iraq: Organised ‘crackdown’ on homosexuals 2009
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An adhesive is any strong relationship or circumstance that holds people together.
NaNoWrimo Workshop – Constructing Scenes « Write Anything 2009
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For the past two months, the next part of our evening routine consisted of Tadpole lying on the sofa while I rasped away at the sole of her right foot with an emery board, applied an acid preparation and covered my handiwork in adhesive dressings.
fickle 2009
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For the past two months, the next part of our evening routine consisted of Tadpole lying on the sofa while I rasped away at the sole of her right foot with an emery board, applied an acid preparation and covered my handiwork in adhesive dressings.
package 2009
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An adhesive is any strong relationship or circumstance that holds people together.
NaNoWrimo Workshop – Constructing Scenes « Write Anything 2008
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The adhesive is a bit more removable than standard stickiness, so you can take them off once you've trained your fingers.
seaghost commented on the word adhesive
I think I hate this word because I knew a person who constantly mispronounced this as "Adeesive".
Alas.
August 26, 2008