clingy
Example Sentences
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It must be clingy, so “the uniform fits tight to the body.”
From Washington Post
They can be irritable or clingy and have meltdowns over seemingly tiny things.
From Washington Post
Weddings are famously expensive, but savvy shoppers are raving about a clingy lace dress that seems tailor-made for getting married and costs just $43 on Amazon.
From Fox News
McGee advises “using the shell edges to cut the clingy white from the yolk.”
From Washington Post
The origins notwithstanding, smoke smell is one of the most notoriously clingy scents, latching onto clothes, hair, blankets, furniture, and anything that comes within a 10-foot radius of it.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
