tarttuva meaning in English — adherent, adhesive, catchy

English meaning

adherent noun A person who supports a particular leader, party, religion or set of ideas.
adhesive noun A substance, such as glue, used to stick things together.
catchy adj Easy to remember and instantly appealing, especially describing music or slogans.
contagious adj Capable of being passed from one person to another through contact.
infectious adjective Able to be passed from one person or animal to another, usually through germs.
sticky adjective Coated with a substance that clings to things it touches; tending to stick.
tacky adj Cheap-looking, gaudy, or in poor taste.
tenacious adjective Refusing to give up or let go, even when things get difficult.
transmissible adj Able to be transmitted.
virulent adj Extremely infectious or harmful, said of a disease or pathogen.

tarttuva is used for these senses in English:

adherent Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
catchy (of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.
contagious (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
infectious (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
sticky Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
tacky Of a substance, slightly sticky.
tenacious Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
virulent (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.

noun A person who supports a particular leader, party, religion or set of ideas.
adjective Sticking fast to a surface or to another part.

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