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self-clinging

self-clinging adjective: that clings to itself.

Adjective

self-clinging (comparative more self-clinging, superlative most self-clinging)

  1. That clings to itself.
    • The self-clinging species sometimes need to be fixed to the wall at first so as to give them a hold, when they will afterwards require no support.1901, Walter P. Wright, Cassell's Dictionary of Practical Gardening, page 40
  2. Of a strong attachment or fixation on one's sense of self.

Forms of self-clinging

comparativemore self-clinging
superlativemost self-clinging

Origin of self-clinging

From self- + clinging.

Questions about self-clinging

What does self-clinging mean?
Self-clinging means that clings to itself.
What part of speech is self-clinging?
Self-clinging is an adjective.

Words near self-clinging in the dictionary

  1. self-cleaning
  2. self-clear
  3. self-cleared
  4. self-clearing
  5. self-clears
  6. self-clinging
  7. self-clocking
  8. self-closing
  9. self-colonisation
  10. self-colonisations
  11. self-colonise

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