agglutinate, agglutinative
(adjective) united as if by glue
agglutinative, polysynthetic
(adjective) forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
agglutinative (comparative more agglutinative, superlative most agglutinative)
sticky, tacky, adhesive
(linguistics) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also adhesive
agglutinative (plural agglutinatives)
a sticky material; an adhesive
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*glu"ti*na*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. agglutinatif.]
1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
2. (Philol.)
Definition: Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound. In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds. R. Morris. Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris. Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
