adj 1 a  :  relating to or having the ability to stick things together <a powerfully glue>   b  :  prepared for adhering (as by having a surface coated with a sticky substance) <plastic strapping>   2  :  characterized by adhesions < inflammation>  ad*he*sive*ly adv 
, n 1  :  an adhesive substance : esp  :  a substance (as glue, starch, paste, or mucilage) that bonds two materials together by adhering to the surface of each  2  :  ADHESIVE TAPE .
 
   
 
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