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clingy

adj
/ˈklɪŋi/

Etymology

From cling + -y.

  1. inherited from *klinganą✻
  2. inherited from *klingan✻
  3. inherited from clingan — “to adhere”
  4. inherited from clingen
  5. formed as clingy — “cling + -y”

Definitions

  1. Having a tendency to cling.

    • a clingy minidress
    • I conceded I might have slightly mollified if it had been Wendy Rieger in that clingy leopard skin blouse she wears on Channel 4.

  2. Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

    • a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling

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Derived

clingily, clinginess, unclingy

Vish — recursive loop

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