appiccicoso

Italian

Etymology

appiccicare (“to stick”) +‎ -oso[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ap.pit.t͡ʃiˈko.zo/

Adjective

appiccicoso (feminine singular appiccicosa, masculine plural appiccicosi, feminine plural appiccicose)

  1. sticky
    Synonyms: appiccicaticcio, attaccaticcio, colloso, vischioso
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) clinging (of a person)
    Synonyms: appiccicaticcio, fastidioso, importuno, insistente, invadente

References
  1. appiccicoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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