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unclingy

adj

Etymology

From un- + clingy.

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

Definitions

  1. Not (emotionally) clingy.

    • His father believed in marriage by contract, and his mother believed in marriage and love. He was doomed. What was wrong with discreet relationships with a palette of unclingy females that left him free and unrestricted?

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