| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Apt to cling; adhesive.[Websters]
2. Being sticky, tacky, gummy, adhesive or viscous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being tight, skintight or convincing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being greasy or fatty. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being obtrusive or intrusive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being tough. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being tenacious or cohesive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being ropy or stringy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb clingily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (clingily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective clingy.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLINGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLINGY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Apt to cling; adhesive.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (informal, usually derogatory) Pathetically possessive of someone, usually a significant other. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Having a tendency to cling. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
