clingyadj.

Brit.

/ˈklɪŋi/, U.S.

/ˈklɪŋi/

Etymology: < cling v.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Apt to cling; sticky, adhesive, tenacious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality

cleavingc1350

holdingc1400

withholdingc1430

fatc1503

gluing1572

adhering1592

viscous1605

tenacious1648

birdlimey1657

adhesive1661

agglutinating1664

sticky1688

clingy1708

adherescent1743

tacky1788

detainable1801

detentive1881

stickfast1888

stick-on1904

1708–15 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Clingy, apt to cling, sticky.

1796 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 419 It was too soft, and, as the artists term it, clingy, to receive the impression.

1796 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 436 To render copper less clingy, or more brittle.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 32 The land..of a very wet, cold and clingy nature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clingy
释义	clingyadj. Brit. /ˈklɪŋi/, U.S. /ˈklɪŋi/ Etymology: < cling v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Apt to cling; sticky, adhesive, tenacious. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality cleavingc1350 holdingc1400 withholdingc1430 fatc1503 gluing1572 adhering1592 viscous1605 tenacious1648 birdlimey1657 adhesive1661 agglutinating1664 sticky1688 clingy1708 adherescent1743 tacky1788 detainable1801 detentive1881 stickfast1888 stick-on1904 1708–15 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Clingy, apt to cling, sticky. 1796 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 419 It was too soft, and, as the artists term it, clingy, to receive the impression. 1796 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 436 To render copper less clingy, or more brittle. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 32 The land..of a very wet, cold and clingy nature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1708
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