clutchyadj.

/ˈklʌtʃi/

Etymology: < clutch v.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Inclined to clutch.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > inclined to

clutchy1876

1876 A. S. Palmer Leaves from Word-hunter's Notebk. x. 246 Upon sins the devil is ‘ready-to-take-hold’, or, if we might forge a term for the occasion, is ‘clutchy’.

1922 A. S. M. Hutchinson This Freedom 11. iii. 96 Grotesque ideas..masterfully shaping the child mind wherein they germinated; burrowing in clutchy roots.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	clutchy
释义	clutchyadj. /ˈklʌtʃi/ Etymology: < clutch v.¹ + -y suffix¹. Inclined to clutch. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > inclined to clutchy1876 1876 A. S. Palmer Leaves from Word-hunter's Notebk. x. 246 Upon sins the devil is ‘ready-to-take-hold’, or, if we might forge a term for the occasion, is ‘clutchy’. 1922 A. S. M. Hutchinson This Freedom 11. iii. 96 Grotesque ideas..masterfully shaping the child mind wherein they germinated; burrowing in clutchy roots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1876
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