| 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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