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clingily

clingily adverb: in a clingy manner.

Adverb

clingily (comparative more clingily, superlative most clingily)

  1. In a clingy manner.
    • In the high-functioning range they can be charming when operating regressively; in the borderline and psychotic ranges histrionic clients may become physically ill, clingily dependent, whiny and demanding, or addicted to crisis.2011, Nancy McWilliams, Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Second Edition, page 317

Forms of clingily

comparativemore clingily
superlativemost clingily

Origin of clingily

From clingy + -ly.

Questions about clingily

What does clingily mean?
Clingily means in a clingy manner.
What part of speech is clingily?
Clingily is an adverb.

Words near clingily in the dictionary

  1. clingfilms
  2. clingfish
  3. clingfishes
  4. clingier
  5. clingiest
  6. clingily
  7. clinginess
  8. clinging
  9. clinging on
  10. clinging to
  11. clinging to the skirts of

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