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- Dictionarycliquish/ˈkliːkɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. (of a group or place) tending to form or hold exclusive groups and so not welcoming to outsiders: "a notoriously cliquish political club"
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Nov 12, 2012 · : a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons. especially : one held together by common interests, views, or purposes. high school cliques. cliquey. ˈkli-kē. also. ˈklē- adjective. cliquish. ˈkli-kish. adjective. cliquishly adverb. cliquishness noun. Synonyms. body. bunch. circle. clan. community. coterie. coven. crowd. fold. galère. gang. klatch
If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly toward people who are not in the group.
Definitions of cliquish. adjective. tending to associate only with people of a similar background and not with those considered inferior. synonyms: clannish, clubby, elitist, snobbish, snobby. private. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.
Define cliquish. cliquish synonyms, cliquish pronunciation, cliquish translation, English dictionary definition of cliquish. n. A small exclusive group of friends or associates. intr.v. cliqued , cliqu·ing , cliques Informal To form, associate in, or act as a clique.
Cliquish definition: associating exclusively with the members of one's own clique; clannish.. See examples of CLIQUISH used in a sentence.
The earliest known use of the adjective cliquish is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for cliquish is from 1853, in the writing of Thomas Lynch, hymn writer and composer. cliquish is formed within English, by derivation.
If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly toward people who are not in the group.
