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clingsome

adj

Etymology

From cling + -some.

  1. inherited from *klinganą✻
  2. inherited from *klingan✻
  3. inherited from clingan — “to adhere”
  4. inherited from clingen
  5. suffixed as clingsome — “cling + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised by clinging or clinginess

    Characterised by clinging or clinginess; clingy; adhesive

    • he loose blouse-like shirt, in an artistic tint of faded green, was made remarkably full, and was of some soft clingsome material, probably flannelette, though this I was unable to get near enough to ascertain decisively.
    • Presently we saw a tiny, wedge-shaped grey bird, with infinitesimal, clingsome feet, that glided in and out between the branches of the beech hedge like a noiseless, living shuttle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA