leechlike

• Adjektiv, das jemanden oder etwas beschreibt, das sich wie ein Blutegel verhält, sich also an andere klammert, um persönlichen Vorteil oder Nahrung zu erlangen.

An obsolete adjective describing someone or something that behaves like a leech, i.e., clinging to others for personal gain or sustenance.

1. Parasitic or exploitativeC1informal

   Describing a person or thing that clings to others and drains their resources, like a leech.

   Parasitär

   • His leechlike behavior made him unpopular among friends.
   • She had a leechlike dependency on her wealthy relatives.
   • The company's leechlike practices drained the local economy.

   Synonymebloodsuckingexploitativeparasiticparasiticalpredatoryrapacious

   Antonymeautonomousgivingindependentself-reliantself-sufficient

2. Clinging or persistentC1informal

   Describing something that adheres closely or is difficult to remove.

   Anhaftend oder beharrlich

   • The leechlike vines covered the entire wall.
   • He had a leechlike grip on the railing.
   • The leechlike fog clung to the valley all morning.

   Synonymeadhesiveimportunatepersistentstickytenacious

   Antonymedetachedindependent