clubby

American  

[kluhb-ee] / ˈklʌb i /

adjective

clubbier, clubbiest

1. characteristic of a club.

   The room had a warm, clubby atmosphere.

2. very friendly; intimate; chummy.

   He became clubby with the bartender, who slipped him many free drinks.

3. socially exclusive; cliquish.

   Their group is very clubby and unfriendly.

4. inclined to join clubs.

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clubby British  

/ ˈklʌbɪ /

adjective

1. sociable, esp effusively so

2. exclusive or cliquish

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Other Word Forms

• clubbily adverb
• clubbiness noun

Etymology

Origin of clubby

First recorded in 1855–60; club + -y ¹

Example Sentences

His preferred fundraising style was “less based on relationships, much more based on math and giving everyone a chance to participate,” versus the clubby tactic of playing investors against each other, Michael said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The third track, “Ready, Steady, Go!,” is another clubby number, this time with a clean and rubbery bassline, and it too creates an expectation for a feeling of release that never arrives.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was an impressive way to launch his Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally era - which promises a much clubbier sound than his previous work.

From BBC

Yet Weinstein—who told The Wall Street Journal last February he “didn’t realize how clubby” the U.K. financial world was—later racked up a string of quiet victories.

From The Wall Street Journal

Few companies exemplify the clubby atmosphere and giant gains missed by everyday investors like the Elon Musk-founded rocket maker, which sends satellites and astronauts into space for the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• affable
• affectionate
• amiable
• amicable
• attentive
• beneficial
• chummy
• cordial
• familiar
• favorable
• good
• helpful
• loving
• loyal
• neighborly
• peaceful
• receptive
• sympathetic
• welcoming