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CLANNISH
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
Synonyms:
clannish; cliquish; clubby; snobbish; snobby
Classified under:
Similar:
private (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy)
Derivation:
clannishness (tendency to associate with only a select group)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
Example:
clannish loyalty
Classified under:
Similar:
joint (united or combined)
