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    clannish
    /ˈklanɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group: derogatory "they are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners"

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  2. adjective. disapproving uk / ˈklæn.ɪʃ / us / ˈklæn.ɪʃ / Add to word list. used to describe members of a group of people or society who are friendly to each other, but not to people outside the group. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excluding. acid-free. apart. aside. bar none idiom. barring. count. excluding. exclusionary.

  3. The meaning of CLANNISH is of or relating to a clan. How to use clannish in a sentence.

  4. adjective. disapproving us / ˈklæn.ɪʃ / uk / ˈklæn.ɪʃ / Add to word list. used to describe members of a group of people or society who are friendly to each other, but not to people outside the group. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excluding. acid-free. apart. aside. bar none idiom. barring. count. excluding. exclusionary.

  5. of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan. inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one's own group; cliquish: the clannish behavior of the original members of the country club. Synonyms: narrow, aloof, distant, snobbish, exclusive.

  6. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a clan. 2. inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one's own group; cliquish. the clannish behavior of the original members of the country club. 3. imbued with or influenced by the sentiments, prejudices, or the like, of a clan.

  7. Clannish means of or characteristic of a clan, or inclined to associate exclusively with one's own group. Find the origin, usage, and examples of clannish and related words in this online dictionary.

  8. When you're new in school it can feel pretty clannish, with established cliques that don't seem very welcoming to someone who's unfamiliar. Many groups behave in clannish ways, including families, ethnic groups, religions, and even the theater kids at a high school.