adhesively
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ad·he·sive
(ăd-hē′sĭv, -zĭv)adj.
1. Tending to adhere; sticky.
2. Gummed so as to adhere.
3. Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off: "He feels an adhesive dread, a sudden acquaintance with the ... darker side of mankind" (George F. Will).
n.
A substance, such as paste or cement, that provides or promotes adhesion.
ad·he′sive·ly adv.
ad·he′sive·ness n.
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