ADHESIVE
ADJECTIVES
► ADHERESCENT adhesive, tending to adhere → 1775
► CABBY adhesive, sticky, dirty, muddy; used also of weather → 1889 Eng. dial.
► CLIBBY adhesive, sticky → 1598 Eng. dial. obs.
► CLIDGY adhesive, sticky, viscous → 1880 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DAWSEY adhesive, sticky, smeary → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LIKE SHIT STICKING TO A SHOVEL very adhesive indeed → L19 sl.
► TEERY adhesive, sticky, smeary → 1881 Eng. dial.