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unclingy

unclingy adjective: not (emotionally) clingy.

Adjective

unclingy (comparative more unclingy, superlative most unclingy)

  1. Not (emotionally) clingy.
    • His father believed in marriage by contract, and his mother believed in marriage and love. He was doomed. What was wrong with discreet relationships with a palette of unclingy females that left him free and unrestricted?2011, Samantha Chandler, Dedicated Undeniably to You, page 14

Forms of unclingy

comparativemore unclingy
superlativemost unclingy

Origin of unclingy

From un- + clingy.

Questions about unclingy

What does unclingy mean?
Unclingy means not (emotionally) clingy.
What part of speech is unclingy?
Unclingy is an adjective.

Words near unclingy in the dictionary

  1. unclinches
  2. unclinching
  3. uncling
  4. unclinging
  5. unclings
  6. unclingy
  7. unclinical
  8. unclinically
  9. unclip
  10. unclipped
  11. unclipper

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