leechlike

• Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее кого-то или что-то, ведущее себя как пиявка, то есть цепляющееся за других ради личной выгоды или пропитания.

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.

   Паразитический

   • 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.

   Synonymsbloodsuckingexploitativeparasiticparasiticalpredatoryrapacious

   Antonymsautonomousgivingindependentself-reliantself-sufficient

2. Clinging or persistentC1informal

   Describing something that adheres closely or is difficult to remove.

   Цепкий или настойчивый

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

   Synonymsadhesiveimportunatepersistentstickytenacious

   Antonymsdetachedindependent