adhesive
(adjective) tending to adhere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
apt or tending to adhere; clinging
• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also adhesive
adhesive (plural adhesives)
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*he"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. adhésif.]
1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction.
– Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.
– Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
