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   adhesive

   /ədˈ(h)iːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. able to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky: "an adhesive label"

   noun

   • 1. a substance used for sticking objects or materials together; glue: "tile adhesive"

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the sense ‘tending to adhere or cling to’): from French adhésif, -ive, from the verb adhérer, from Latin adhaerere ‘stick to’ (see adhere).

   Derivatives

   • 1. adhesively adverb
   • 2. adhesiveness noun

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