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clingy

English

Etymology

From cling +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kl??i/
  • Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

clingy (comparative clingier, superlative clingiest)

  1. Having a tendency to cling.
    a clingy minidress
  2. (informal, usually derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
    a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling

Synonyms

  • (all): clinging
  • (having a tendency to cling): See also Thesaurus:adhesive or Thesaurus:close-fitting
  • (possessive over a lover): overattached

Translations

Anagrams

  • clying, glycin

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cringy

English

Alternative forms

  • cringey

Etymology

cringe +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k??nd?i/

Adjective

cringy (comparative cringier or more cringy, superlative cringiest or most cringy)

  1. Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
    Synonym: cringeworthy
  2. Cringing; cowardly.
    • 1929, The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women
      Possibly the thing had feelings of its own; there was no knowing. Just the little cringy sort that might inveigle itself . . .

Translations

Anagrams

  • crying

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