Clinging
Definition
Tending to catch, snag, or easily fix itself onto surrounding objects, clothes, or people by means of spines, bristles, hooks, or adherent textures; figuratively and morally, it describes a pestering, annoying, or insistent person who seeks at all costs to initiate a conversation, create unwanted bonds, or take advantage of others.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Clinging
- Clingy
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Derived from the root verb 'agăța' combined with the productive descriptive suffix '-cios'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ɡə.t͡sə.ˈt͡ʃos] |
| Source | Grammar of the Romanian Language and Lexical Formations |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Brusturele este o plantă agățăcioasă ale cărei fructe se prind imediat de blana animalelor.
EN: Burdock is a clinging plant whose fruits immediately catch onto animal fur.
RO: Ferește-te de acel material lânos și agățăcios, deoarece se va scămoșa la prima spălare.
EN: Stay away from that woolly and snagging fabric, as it will pill during the first wash.
RO: A devenit extrem de agățăcios de când a rămas singur și caută zilnic pretexte să mă sune.
EN: He has become extremely clingy since he was left alone and looks for excuses to call me daily.
Idioms & Phrases
Plantă agățăcioasă / Clinging weed
RO: Specie vegetală sălbatică prevăzută cu elemente mecanice de prindere pentru răspândirea semințelor.
EN: Wild plant species provided with mechanical catching elements for seed dispersal.
Fire agățăcioase / Snagging threads
RO: Fibre textile proeminente sau aspre care tind să se blocheze în fermoare ori alte accesorii.
EN: Prominent or rough textile fibers that tend to jam in zippers or other accessories.
Comportament agățăcios / Clingy behavior
RO: Atitudine sufocantă a unei persoane care își impune prezența într-un mod sânyâitor sau nepotrivit.
EN: Suffocating attitude of a person who imposes their presence in a pestering or inappropriate manner.
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