cliquycliqueyadj.
/ˈkliːki/, U.S. /ˈkliki/ Of the nature of, or characterized by cliques.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [adjective] > of nature of or characterized by cliques
cliquish1853
cliquy1863
cliqued1885
clanny1889
1863 ‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-days 115 The priests are..clique-y.
1871 F. Gale Echoes Cricket Fields vii. 39 Perhaps the perpetuity of these matches made the University Elevens rather cliquy.
1876 World V. No. 110. 20 That Cowes is not what it used to be; that it is becoming so ‘cliquey’.
1881 E. Coxon Basil Plant I. 199 Artistic and literary society of the more ‘cliquey’ nature.
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 June 1/1 Club committees, which are usually the cliquiest of cliques.
Derivatives
cliquiness n. /ˈkliːkɪnɪs/ cliquy character.
/ˈkliːkɪnɪs/ cliquy character.ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a coterie or clique > quality
coterieism1825
particularisma1834
cliquism1852
cliquishness1853
sectionalism1858
cliquiness1927
1927 H. Belloc Hist. Eng. II. 282 The capriciousness with which the thing was done, and the cliquiness of it.
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adj.1863