adhesive vs sticking

adhesive

adj
  • sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances 

  • apt or tending to adhere; clinging 

noun
  • a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion 

sticking

noun
  • A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks. 

  • Coarse, bruised, or damaged meat sold to the makers of sausages, pies, etc. 

How often have the words adhesive and sticking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )