clingingly

In a clinging manner; tenaciously or possessively.

Adverb

  1. In a clinging manner; tenaciously or possessively.
    • But how happy can the ending be when two desperate people live clingingly ever after, mostly because they are tired of the lives they have been leading and not because they find each other appealing and want actively to...

Origin

From clinging + -ly.

Forms

more clingingly most clingingly