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clannish definition

clannish


 
  Grep  of  noun  clannish 
  clannishness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  clannish 
 
  The  adj  clannish  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  clannish  --  (characteristic  of  a  clan  especially  in  being  unified;  "clannish  loyalty") 
  2.  clannish,  cliquish,  clubby,  snobbish,  snobby  --  (befitting  or  characteristic  of  those  who  inclined  to  social  exclusiveness  and  who  rebuff  the  advances  of  people  considered  inferior) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  clannish 
 
  2  senses  of  clannish 
 
  Sense  1 
  clannish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  joint)  ->  separate 
 
  Sense  2 
  clannish,  cliquish,  clubby,  snobbish,  snobby 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  private)  ->  public 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  clannish 
 
  2  senses  of  clannish 
 
  Sense  1 
  clannish 
  =>  joint  (vs.  separate) 
 
  Sense  2 
  clannish,  cliquish,  clubby,  snobbish,  snobby 
  =>  private  (vs.  public) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  clannish 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  clannish 
 
  clannish  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  clannish 
  clannish 
 
  Overview  of  adj  clannish 
 
  The  adj  clannish  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  clannish  --  (characteristic  of  a  clan  especially  in  being  unified;  "clannish  loyalty") 
  2.  clannish,  cliquish,  clubby,  snobbish,  snobby  --  (befitting  or  characteristic  of  those  who  inclined  to  social  exclusiveness  and  who  rebuff  the  advances  of  people  considered  inferior) 



clannish definition