clingy

/ˈklɪŋi/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

demanding, involved, overprotective, paranoid, walid

VERB + CLINGY

can't, get, stand

CLINGY + NOUN

attention-seeking, blouse, ex-girlfriend, friends, leopard, minidress, rima, skin

PREP.

in, in, with

adj

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.

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

a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling

a clingy minidress

Wiktionary

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

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a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling

Wiktionary

Why are you so clingy?

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He's too clingy.

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The boy was too clingy to function in society.

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In some senses, clingy is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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