detentiveadj.
rare.
Having the quality or function of detaining.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality
cleavingc1350
holdingc1400
withholdingc1430
fatc1503
gluing1572
adhering1592
viscous1605
tenacious1648
birdlimey1657
adhesive1661
agglutinating1664
sticky1688
clingy1708
adherescent1743
tacky1788
detainable1801
detentive1881
stickfast1888
stick-on1904
1881 P. Geddes in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 139/1 The detentive surface [of the pitcher in Nepenthes] is represented by the fluid secretion.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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