clingy

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English cling Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clingy From cling + -y.

1. Having a tendency to cling.

   “a clingy minidress”

   “I conceded I might have slightly mollified if it had been Wendy Rieger in that clingy leopard skin blouse she wears on Channel 4.”

2. attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

   “Near-synonym: needy”

   “a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling”