clingily

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adverb

In a clingy manner.

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Meanings

adverbclingily (comparative more clingily, superlative most 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

Origin

From clingy + -ly.

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APA

clingily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clingily

MLA

“clingily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clingily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clingily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clingily.

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