依い依い

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

affectionately attached; reluctant to part

Obsolete literary term describing a lingering emotional attachment or reluctance to separate, often used in classical Chinese-influenced prose.

• 別わかれを惜おしみ、依い依いとして立たち去さりがたい様よう子すだった。

  Reluctant to part, they seemed unable to tear themselves away.