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COHESIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing cohesion
Example:
a cohesive agent
Classified under:
Similar:
adhesive (tending to adhere)
Derivation:
cohere (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation)
cohesiveness (the state of cohering or sticking together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
Example:
a cohesive organization
Classified under:
Similar:
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
Derivation:
cohere (cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole)
cohesiveness (the state of cohering or sticking together)
