clingy

[ kling-ee ]

adjective

, cling·i·er, cling·i·est.

1. apt to cling; adhesive or tenacious:

   a clingy fabric.

Other Words From

• clingi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clingy¹

First recorded in 1700–10; cling ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

When you engage one of the many excellent rescue groups around the country, you will find there are clingy cats or aloof cats, energetic cats or lazy cats, stubborn cats or people pleasers.

From Salon

In a conventional electrolyser, bubbles in the water can be clingy and stick to the electrodes, clogging up the process and leading to energy loss.

From BBC

In a conventional electrolyser, bubbles in the water can be clingy and stick to the electrodes, clogging up the process and leading to energy loss.

From BBC

Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.

From Los Angeles Times

Their dynamic is difficult to immediately get a grasp of: We’re uncertain as to who needs whom more, as the diffidently observant Lacy comes off as clingy, while Janet seems to have rebuilt her life from something else to now center on Lacy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gummy
• sticky