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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Adhesive

/ăd-hēs'-ĭv/ · Ad·he·sive · IPA /ədˈhi.sɪv/
01 a. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
  1. 1.
    Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
  2. 2.
    Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
Phrases & compounds
Adhesive attraction — See Attraction
Adhesive inflammation — 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.