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clingy

 adjective
     
Related topics: Clothes and Fashion
cling‧y also cling‧ing
1 someone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold onto them - used to show disapproval:
a shy, clingy child
2DC clingy clothing or material sticks tightly to your body and shows its shape - use this to show approval:
She wore a clingy red dress.
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