Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly sticky, tacky: Describes a state or surface that has a mild adhesive quality, causing things to adhere lightly or feel somewhat sticky to the touch.
   • Persistent, clinging (figurative): Used figuratively to describe a person or situation that is annoyingly persistent or hard to get rid of.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Keo này khô rồi nhưng vẫn còn hơi dinh dính. (This glue is dry but still feels a bit tacky.)
  • Đừng có dinh dính như vậy, để tôi yên một lúc đi! (Stop being so clingy, leave me alone for a while!)

Advanced Usage

• "dinh dính như keo": as sticky as glue (used for emphasis).
  • Mặt bàn này dinh dính như keo, chắc chưa lau sạch. (This tabletop is as sticky as glue; it probably hasn't been cleaned properly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dính (verb/adjective): The root word meaning "to stick; sticky; to be involved in".
  • Hồ dán rất dính. (The paste is very sticky.)
• Dính dáng (verb): To be related or involved in.
  • Anh ta không dính dáng gì đến vụ án. (He is not involved in the case at all.)
• Dính líu (verb): To be implicated or entangled in.
  • Tôi không muốn dính líu đến chuyện đó. (I don't want to get entangled in that matter.)

Synonyms

• Dẻo quánh: Very sticky and viscous (often for food substances).
• Lầy nhầy: Slimy, gooey, and unpleasant to touch.
• Bám víu: To cling (figurative, for behavior).

Related Idioms

• Dính như sam: To stick like a limpet; to be extremely clingy or attached.
  • Đứa bé dính như sam với mẹ nó. (The child sticks to its mother like a limpet.)

1. xem dính (láy)