clingy /ˈklɪŋi/ adjective2 •Having a tendency to cling.I conceded I might have slightly mollified if it had been Wendy Rieger in that clingy leopard skin blouse she wears on Channel 4. — 2003 •(informal) Attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling formsclingier · clingiest