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What is the adjective for clung?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb cling which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

clingy
  1. Having a tendency to cling.
  2. (derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. sticky, gluey, adhesive, gummy, tacky, glutinous, viscid, tenacious, adherent, clinging, viscous, mucilaginous, gooey, cohesive, claggy, clarty, gummed, viscoid, icky, sticking, waxy, gloopy, adhering, gelatinous, cloggy, gloppy, resinous, holding, gungy, treacly, viscose, grippy, thick, glue-like, slimy, clammy, stiff, tough, not set, wet, runny, syrupy, aqueous, agglutinant, attaching, pasty, ropy, gunky, mucous, muddy … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The dog goes from the garage and into the house, covered in static clingy styrofoam balls.”
      “I have a parent who needs help with her clingy child. The child cannot do anything or go anywhere without the parent.”
      “The Monster, as his image has invaded our culture, is a stalking thing with arms outstretched, looking for a blonde in a clingy dress.”
clingsome
  1. Characterised by clinging or clinginess; clingy; adhesive
clung
  1. (obsolete) wasted away; shrunken
  2. Synonyms:
      3. adhered, stuck, fastened, fast, glued, attached, fixed, cemented, held, hewed … more
clingier
  1. comparative form of clingy: more clingy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stickier, gluier, gummier, tackier, more adhesive, more glutinous, more viscid, more tenacious, more adherent, more viscous, more mucilaginous, gooier, more cohesive, claggier, clartier, ickier, more waxy, gloopier, more gelatinous, cloggier, gloppier, more resinous, gungier, treaclier, grippier, thicker, slimier, clammier, stiffer, tougher, more aqueous, runnier, syrupier, wetter, more agglutinant, pastier, ropier, gunkier, more mucous, muddier, heavier, sloppier, more resinaceous, muckier, more sodden, soggier, more caked, more jellylike, more agglutinative, more coagulated … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Also, most New York snow comes in warmer conditions and mixed with sleet or rain, which makes it wetter and clingier.”
      “And Ms. Sittenfeld's embrace of the unremarkable is even clingier the second time around.”
      “Maternity clothes took a turn toward clingier, bulge-hugging lines last year.”
clingiest
  1. superlative form of clingy: most clingy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stickiest, gluiest, gummiest, tackiest, most adhesive, most glutinous, most viscid, most tenacious, most adherent, most viscous, most mucilaginous, gooiest, most cohesive, claggiest, clartiest, ickiest, most waxy, gloopiest, most gelatinous, cloggiest, gloppiest, most resinous, gungiest, treacliest, grippiest, thickest, slimiest, clammiest, stiffest, toughest, wettest, syrupiest, most aqueous, runniest, most agglutinant, pastiest, ropiest, gunkiest, most mucous, muddiest, heaviest, sloppiest, most resinaceous, muckiest, most sodden, soggiest, most caked, most jellylike, most agglutinative, most coagulated … more
clinging
  1. present participle of cling
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sticking, adhering, fastening, holding, cleaving, bonding, hewing, binding, clasping, gripping, cohering, hugging, grasping, clutching, embracing, hanging, twining, holding fast, holding on to, freezing to, staying put, sticking like glue, latching onto, hanging on, cleaving to, hanging onto, holding on, holding fast to, holding tightly, keeping a hold on, clinging to, latching on, clinging on, clinging on to, clenching, hanging on to, maintaining, retaining, conserving, preserving, upholding, keeping, perpetuating, bearing, cherishing, sustaining, holding to, keeping to, keeping up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As for the beasts already gone, Koma Nepor had provided some clear flasks filled with a clinging liquid.”
      “Carol would flaunt her hourglass figure by wearing a clinging dress.”
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