as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
it took forever to clean up the clingy Styrofoam pellets that had been used as packing material for the lamp
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Recent Examples of clingy
The American Kennel Club (AKC) notes that the breed is clever, lively and courageous, but can also become clingy with their favorite human.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
There were clingy knitted evening dresses in the vein of Azzedine Alaia and several chrome or chain mail pieces could be linked back to Paco Rabanne.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
With a boat party on the Seine, luxe shopping stop-offs, and cocktails on the rooftop of the Cheval Blanc hotel, the dress code erred less tiaras and novelty bachelorette shirts and more clingy gowns, sheer skirts, and corsets.
—Vogue, 29 May 2025
Summer 2025 outfits are all about trading in your tees for halters, breezy open button-downs instead of clingy cardigans, and leading with your legs.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 26 May 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
There were clingy knitted evening dresses in the vein of Azzedine Alaia and several chrome or chain mail pieces could be linked back to Paco Rabanne.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
With a boat party on the Seine, luxe shopping stop-offs, and cocktails on the rooftop of the Cheval Blanc hotel, the dress code erred less tiaras and novelty bachelorette shirts and more clingy gowns, sheer skirts, and corsets.
—Vogue, 29 May 2025
Summer 2025 outfits are all about trading in your tees for halters, breezy open button-downs instead of clingy cardigans, and leading with your legs.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for clingy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clingy
Adjective
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Ford is recalling nearly 133,000 SUVs because some parts, including rear door window bars, may disconnect due to not enough adhesive, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The new factory is staffed by a combination of humans and robots; the latter will be tasked with moving robotaxis down the assembly line and precisely applying adhesive to the vehicles' surfaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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According to Hardy, this cream’s only downside is that the texture feels a bit sticky.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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Meteorologists previously used dew-point averages to calculate the start of the monsoon, a better reflection of when sticky, storm-ready air actually arrives.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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“Clingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clingy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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