Adhesive \Ad*he"sive\, a. [Cf. F. adh['e]sif.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)