adhesive
adjective/ədˈhiːsɪv/, /ədˈhiːzɪv/
/ədˈhiːsɪv/, /ədˈhiːzɪv/
- that can stick to something synonym sticky
- adhesive tape
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAdhesive is used with these nouns:- bandage
- label
- pad
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent. (in the sense ‘tending to adhere or cling to’): from French adhésif, -ive, from the verb adhérer, from Latin adhaerere ‘stick to’, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’.Want to learn more?
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