Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Apt to cling; adhesive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Apt to cling; adhesive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a tendency to
cling . - adjective informal, usually derogatory Pathetically
possessive of someone, usually asignificant other .
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Examples
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I would love to wear more dresses and skirts because you are right about T-shirts and jeans, but the skirts are too short and are meant to be worn bare-legged and the dresses are halter or strapless or made of thin clingy material, etc.
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine 2009
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I think that his comment about her being "clingy" was just a smoke screen for whatever is going to happen.
Doctor Who Season Five...potential serious spoiler. time_and_chips 2009
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I really don't want Moffat to write Rose because he doesn't like her and I can see him writing her as a "clingy" ex-girlfriend if he felt forced to tie up the Doctor/Rose story.
Doctor Who Season Five...potential serious spoiler. time_and_chips 2009
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I think many women have become wary of seeming to want or need a man for fear of appearing 'clingy' or weak.
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I really don't want Moffat to write Rose because he doesn't like her and I can see him writing her as a "clingy" ex-girlfriend if he felt forced to tie up the Doctor/Rose story.
Doctor Who Season Five...potential serious spoiler. time_and_chips 2009
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I bet she wore some kind of clingy knit top that was sexy as hell while also being perfectly era-appropriate.
Little Gold Men Movie Blog Handy, Bruce 2009
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I only have to say one word for him to know what I mean, "clingy".
Archive 2009-02-01 Bea Amaya 2009
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I only have to say one word for him to know what I mean, "clingy".
Lagging and Tail Dragging Bea Amaya 2009
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With only 8 days to go, I'm getting a little "clingy" with Leo, but he doesn't seem to mind.
Archive 2008-08-01 Bea Amaya 2008
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With only 8 days to go, I'm getting a little "clingy" with Leo, but he doesn't seem to mind.
T-8 Part 2 Bea Amaya 2008
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