adhesively
adverb
adhesively is spelled A-D-H-E-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, adhesively means “In an adhesive manner; by adhesion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adhesively?
| Letters | 10: A-D-H-E-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adhesively?
Adhesively appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adhesively
- more adhesively comparative
- most adhesively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adhesively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
The screw fastening was supplemented adhesively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adhesively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an adhesive manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | adesivamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adhesively come from?
From adhesive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).