すがったらしい
縋ったらしい
sugattarashii

Godan Verb (ru)
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...") of すがる

1. Seemed to have clung to; Seemed to have relied on; Seemed to have been entangled with

Past/Perfective
Inferential Evidence
Usually Written in Kana