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clingy (adj.)
[clingy 词源字典]
1680s, of things, from
cling
+
-y
(2). Of persons (especially children) from 1969, though the image of a "clingy vine" in a relationship goes back to 1896. Related:
Clinginess
.
[clingy etymology, clingy origin, 英语词源]
[clingy 词源字典]