1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction. — Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), 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.
ADHESIVELY
Ad*he"sive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an adhesive manner.
ADHESIVENESS
Ad*he"sive*ness, n.
1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
2. (Phren.)
Defn: Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.
ADHIBIT Ad*hib"it, v. t. Etym: [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.]
1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. Muirhead.