Cohesively

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cohesive \Co*he"sive\, a.
     1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as,
        cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive
        force.
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     2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of
        cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.
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     {Cohesive attraction}. See under {Attraction}. --
        {Co*he"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Co*he"sive*ness}, n.
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