ADJECTIVE | all | clannish | characteristic of a clan especially in being unified |
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all | clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby | befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior |
Sounds | klae'nihsh | |
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Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... |
Meaning | characteristic of a clan especially in being unified. | |
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Example | "clannish loyalty" | |
Broader | joint | United or combined |
Meaning | befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. | |
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Synonyms | cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby | |
Broader | private | Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy |
Spanish | esnob, esnobista, snob | |
Catalan | snob | |
Nouns | clannishness | tendency to associate with only a select group |
Adverbs | clannishly | in a clannish manner |
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