preadherent

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adjective

That has not yet adhered (to something).

OriginEnglish adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivepreadherent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat has not yet adhered (to something).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Latinhaereō
  14. Latinadhaereō
  15. Latinadhaerēns
  16. Old Frenchadherent
  17. Middle Englishadherent
  18. Englishadherent
  19. Englishpreadherent

From pre- + adherent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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