clannish

[ klan-ish ]

/ ˈklæn ɪʃ /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.

inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one's own group; cliquish: the clannish behavior of the original members of the country club.

imbued with or influenced by the sentiments, prejudices, or the like, of a clan.

Origin of clannish

First recorded in 1770–80; clan + -ish¹

SYNONYMS FOR clannish

2 exclusive, snobbish, distant, aloof, narrow.

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OTHER WORDS FROM clannish

clan·nish·ly, adverbclan·nish·ness, nounun·clan·nish, adjectiveun·clan·nish·ly, adverb

un·clan·nish·ness, noun

Words nearby clannish

clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank, clannish, clansman, clanswoman, clap, clapback, clapboard

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Example sentences from the Web for clannish

Nothing demonstrates the clannish feeling of North Britain as this does.
Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature|Charles W. Bardsley
Many difficulties were in the way owing to the clannish feuds of the Afghans and the number of possible claimants for the crown.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose
The Indians are a patient and a clannish people; their love for one another is stronger than that of any civilized people I know.
Indian Child Life|Charles A. Eastman
For even little Indian girls had their "dearest friends," quite as much as have our own clannish young school-girls of to-day.
Historic Girls|E. S. Brooks

So we are clannish; and we love to do the unusual, to break away from the commonplace and routine of our lives.
The Mind and Its Education|George Herbert Betts

British Dictionary definitions for clannish

clannish

/ (ˈklænɪʃ) /

adjective

of or characteristic of a clan

tending to associate closely within a limited group to the exclusion of outsiders; cliquish

Derived forms of clannish

clannishly, adverbclannishness, noun

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单词	clannish
释义	clannish [ klan-ish ] / ˈklæn ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clannish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan. inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one's own group; cliquish: the clannish behavior of the original members of the country club. imbued with or influenced by the sentiments, prejudices, or the like, of a clan. Origin of clannish First recorded in 1770–80; clan + -ish¹ SYNONYMS FOR clannish 2 exclusive, snobbish, distant, aloof, narrow. SEE SYNONYMS FOR clannish ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM clannish clan·nish·ly, adverbclan·nish·ness, nounun·clan·nish, adjectiveun·clan·nish·ly, adverb un·clan·nish·ness, noun Words nearby clannish clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank, clannish, clansman, clanswoman, clap, clapback, clapboard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clannish Nothing demonstrates the clannish feeling of North Britain as this does. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature\|Charles W. Bardsley Many difficulties were in the way owing to the clannish feuds of the Afghans and the number of possible claimants for the crown. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)\|John Holland Rose The Indians are a patient and a clannish people; their love for one another is stronger than that of any civilized people I know. Indian Child Life\|Charles A. Eastman For even little Indian girls had their "dearest friends," quite as much as have our own clannish young school-girls of to-day. Historic Girls\|E. S. Brooks So we are clannish; and we love to do the unusual, to break away from the commonplace and routine of our lives. The Mind and Its Education\|George Herbert Betts British Dictionary definitions for clannish clannish / (ˈklænɪʃ) / adjective of or characteristic of a clan tending to associate closely within a limited group to the exclusion of outsiders; cliquish Derived forms of clannish clannishly, adverbclannishness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clannish akin, alike, close, insular, like, narrow, related, reserved, restrictive, sectarian, unfriendly, associative, cliquish, restricting, unreceptive
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clannish

adjective

Origin of clannish

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OTHER WORDS FROM clannish

Words nearby clannish

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British Dictionary definitions for clannish

adjective

Derived forms of clannish

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