Definition of: adhesive

(ad·hē′siv) adjective
1. Having the quality of adhering; tending or causing to adhere; sticky; clinging.
2. Prepared to adhere; gummed.
— noun A substance that causes adhesion.
—ad·he′sive·ly adverb
—ad·he′sive·ness noun Synonyms (adj.): cohesive, glutinous, gummy, sticking, sticky, viscid, viscous. Adhesive is the scientific, sticky the popular word. That which is adhesive tends to join itself to the surface of any other body with which it is placed in contact; cohesive expresses the tendency of particles of the same substance to hold together. Antonyms: free, inadhesive, loose, separable.