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pegajoso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catchy adj Easy to remember and instantly appealing, especially describing music or slogans.
  • clingy adj Overly dependent on or attached to another person, especially a partner.
  • pasty adj Unhealthily pale in complexion.
  • slimy adj Covered in or resembling slime.
  • sticky adjective Coated with a substance that clings to things it touches; tending to stick.
  • tacky adj Cheap-looking, gaudy, or in poor taste.

Senses

pegajoso is used for these senses in English:

  • catchy (of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.
  • clingy Having a tendency to cling.
  • clingy (informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
  • gluey Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
  • pasty Like paste, sticky.
  • slimy Of or pertaining to slime
  • sticky Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
  • sticky (Internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.

clingy — full definition

  1. adj Overly dependent on or attached to another person, especially a partner.
  2. adj Tending to stick to a surface.

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