cultish
culty (ˈkʌltɪ)
/ (ˈkʌltɪʃ) /
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adjective
intended to appeal to a small group of fashionable people
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Derived forms of cultish
cultishly, adverbWords nearby cultish
cult, cultch, cultellus, cultic, cultigen, cultish, cultism, cultivable, cultivar, cultivate, cultivated
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Example sentences from the Web for cultish
I returned the sneakers to their boxes, slightly less perplexed by their cultish appeal.
Chatwin's books—he published a precious six in his brief career—no longer enjoy the cultish following that they once did.
But if Bublé has an underground, cultish following that are his most hard-core, devoted fans, it's moms.