"clingy" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "cling + -y",
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      "form": "clingy",
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        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "clingier",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "clingiest",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The plastic was so clingy that it took a few minutes to remove it all."
        }
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        "Something that is clingy has the tendency to cling onto something."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Is it normal for a child his age to be so clingy with his mother?"
        }
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        "A clingy person is someone who is possessive of or will not let someone get away."
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        "informal",
        "derogatory"
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      "ipa": "/ˈklɪŋi/"
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  "word": "clingy"
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  "etymology_text": "cling + -y",
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    {
      "form": "clingier",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clingiest",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "text": "The plastic was so clingy that it took a few minutes to remove it all."
        }
      ],
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        "Something that is clingy has the tendency to cling onto something."
      ]
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        {
          "text": "Is it normal for a child his age to be so clingy with his mother?"
        }
      ],
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        "A clingy person is someone who is possessive of or will not let someone get away."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "derogatory"
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