appiccicoso

Italian

Etymology

From appiccicare (“to stick”) +‎ -oso^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.pit.t͡ʃiˈko.zo/
• Rhymes: -ozo
• Hyphenation: ap‧pic‧ci‧có‧so

Adjective

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

1. sticky

   Synonyms: appiccicaticcio, attaccaticcio, colloso, vischioso

2. (figurative, colloquial) clinging (of a person)

   Synonyms: appiccicaticcio, fastidioso, importuno, insistente, invadente

Derived terms

• appiccicosamente

References

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