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tending to adhere to objects upon contact
- walked barefoot through adhesive, clayey mud
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nounSynonyms of adhesive (Entry 2 of 2)
a substance used to stick things together
- prefers postage stamps coated with adhesive so that she doesn't have to do any licking
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“Adhesive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhesive. Accessed 23 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of adhesive was in 1661
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