adhesive

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  1. adjective Tending to adhere; sticky.
  2. adjective Gummed so as to adhere.
  3. adjective Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off: "He feels an adhesive dread, a sudden acquaintance with the . . . darker side of mankind” (George F. Will).
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  • Criminalists preferred old-style envelopes that perps had to lick; the adhesive was a good source of DNA. —  The Cold Moon
  • Then the adhesive was yanked from Doc Savage's eyes For a moment, the intense light that struck Doc's unusual gold eyes was blinding. —  074 - The World's Fair Goblin
  • When we had overseen the stowing of gear in the wardrobes and splashed the dust of the journey from our faces (and I, in the glass, checked that the adhesive was secure on my slim and excellently crafted blond moustache), Nesbit, with the familiarity of the regular guest, took me on a tour of The Forts, showing me all the nooks and corners that I had not even glimpsed as Mary Russell. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
  • The adhesive, about an inch and a half wide, placed diagonally, had been put on so that it pulled the upper part of his face out of shape on one side and the lower part out of shape on the other. —  145 - The Ten Ton Snakes
  • Stamp and envelope are both self-adhesive, so no saliva. —  The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner
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viscous ·  sticky ·  lubricant ·  glue ·  conductive ·  elastic ·  porous ·  solvent ·  silicone ·  plastic ·  clammy ·  resin

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adhesive:   adhesives
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. from French adhésif, -ive, from Latin as if *adhæsivus, from adhæsus, past participle of adhærere: see adhere.
 

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