adhesivelyadv.
/ədˈhiːsᵻvli/, /ədˈhiːzᵻvli/, /adˈhiːsᵻvli/, /adˈhiːzᵻvli/, U.S. /ædˈhizᵻvli/, /ədˈhizᵻvli/, /ædˈhisᵻvli/, /ədˈhisᵻvli/ In an adhesive manner; by means of adhesion.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adverb] > adhesively
cleavingly1340
holdinglyc1375
adherently1772
adhesively1789
stickily1846
glueily1925
1789 ‘A. Pasquin’ Poems I. 108 She [sc. Envy] cleaves adhesively to human pride, As tendrils circumvolve the oaks rough side.
1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 47 I contrived to plunge into a clayey bog, most adhesively tenacious.
1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 Apr. 211/1 The little four-year-older at her side, who had clung adhesively to her skirts during the whole of the inspection.
1927 Classical Weekly 20 126/1 An adjective appears, and snuggles adhesively up to the noun.
1998 Automotive Engineer June 66/2 The three parts of the cross-car beam are either vibration welded or adhesively bonded to create one piece.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adv.1789- dresser knife
- dresser scarf
- dresser window
- dressers
- dressership
- dresses
- dresses down
- dresses up
- dressest
- dressguard
- dressier
- dressiest
- dressiness
- dressinesses
- dressing
- dressing bell
- dressing bench
- dressing board
- dressing box
- dressing case
- dressing comb
- dressing down
- dressing floor
- dressing forceps
- dressing glass