hyperadhesive

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adjective

More than normally adhesive

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperadhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMore than normally adhesive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  14. Frenchadhésif
  15. Englishadhesive
  16. Englishhyperadhesive

From hyper- + adhesive.

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APA

hyperadhesive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperadhesive

MLA

“hyperadhesive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperadhesive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperadhesive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperadhesive.

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