Adherently
Ad‐her″ent‐ly, adv. In an adherent manner.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Adherer
Ad‐her″er (�), n. One who adheres; an adherent.
Adhesion
Ad‐he″sion (�), n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F. adhésion.] 1. The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts u...
Adhesive
Ad‐he″sive (�), a. [Cf. F. adhésif.] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction. ...
Adhesively
Ad‐he″sive‐ly, adv. In an adhesive manner.
Adhesiveness
Ad‐he″sive‐ness, n. 1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.2. (Phren.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote soci...
Adhibit
Ad‐hib″it (�), v. t. [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.] 1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. Muirhead.2. To use or apply; to administer...
Adhibition
Ad′hi‐bi″tion (�), n. [L. adhibitio.] The act of adhibiting; application; use. Whitaker.
Adhort
Ad‐hort″ (�), v. t. [L. adhortari. See Adhortation.] To exhort; to advise. Feltham.
Adhortation
Ad′hor‐ta″tion (�), n. [L. adhortatio, fr. adhortari to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.] Advice; exhortation. Peacham.
Adhortatory
Ad‐hor″ta‐to‐ry (�), a. Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. Potter.
Adiabatic
Ad′i‐a‐bat″ic (�), a. [Gr. � not passable; ἀ priv. + � through + � to go.] (Physics) Not giving out or receiving heat. — Ad′i‐a‐bat′ic‐al‐ly, adv.Adiabatic line or curve, a curv...
Adiactinic
Ad′i‐ac‐tin″ic (�), a. [Pref. a- not + diactinic.] (Chem.) Not transmitting the actinic rays.
Adiantum
‖Ad′i‐an″tum (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, maidenhair; ἀ priv. + � to wet.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species ...
Adiaphorism
Ad′i‐aph″o‐rism (�), n. Religious indifference.
Adiaphorist
Ad′i‐aph″o‐rist (�), n. [See Adiaphorous.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential...
Adiaphoristic
Ad′i‐aph′o‐ris″tic (�), a. Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. Shipley.
Adiaphorite
Ad′i‐aph″o‐rite (�), n. Same as Adiaphorist.
Adiaphorous
Ad′i‐aph″o‐rous (�), a. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � different; � through + � to bear.] 1. Indifferent or neutral. Jer. Taylor.2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some m...
Adiaphory
Ad′i‐aph″o‐ry, n. Indifference.
Adiathermic
Ad′i‐a‐ther″mic (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � through + �heat.] Not pervious to heat.
Adieu
A‐dieu″ (�), interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F. � dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.] Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
Adieu (2)
A‐dieu″, n.; pl.Adieus (�). A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. Shak.
Adight
A‐dight″ (�), v. t. [p. p.Adight.] [Pref. a- (intensive) + OE. dihten. See Dight.] To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress.
Adios
‖A′dios″ (?), interj. [Sp., fr. L. ad to + deus god. Cf. Adieu.] Adieu; farewell; good-by; — chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people.☞ This word is often pronounced å‐dē″ō̍s,...
Adipescent
Ad′i‐pes″cent (�), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + -escent.] Becoming fatty.
Adipic
A‐dip″ic (�), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; — applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric...