γλίσχρος

Ancient Greek

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Definitions
  • sticky, claggy, adhesive
  • (figuratively) sticking close, importunate
  • clinging, clingy
  • penurious, niggardly, stingy
  • (of things) mean, shabby

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (stick together, stick, glue, spread, smear, paste, smudge, adhere to).

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Proto-Indo-European

*gley-

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stick together, stick, glue, spread, smear, paste, smudge, adhere to

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