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cliquish

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[klee-kish, klik-ish] / ˈkli kɪʃ, ˈklɪk ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. associating exclusively with the members of one's own clique; clannish.

  2. tending to divide into cliques.

    a cliquish neighborhood.

  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of a clique.

    narrow, cliquish notions about art.

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Etymology

Origin of cliquish

First recorded in 1850–55; clique + -ish 1

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