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clannish

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adjective
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As an adjective, clannish means of or related to a clan.

Meanings of clannish

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or related to a clan.

  2. Socially exclusive.

  3. Characteristic of a clan especially in being unified

    “clannish loyalty”

  4. Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

    Similar: cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: befitting or characteristic of those who incline to socia…
cliquishclubbysnobbishsnobby

Words that rhyme with clannish

spanishvanishbanish

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