unadhesive

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adjective

Not adhesive.

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectiveunadhesive (comparative more unadhesive, superlative most unadhesive)

comparative more unadhesive · superlative most unadhesive

  1. Not adhesive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latinadhaereō
  14. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  15. Frenchadhésif
  16. Englishadhesive
  17. Englishunadhesive

From un- + adhesive.

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APA

unadhesive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadhesive

MLA

“unadhesive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadhesive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unadhesive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadhesive.

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