The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
clannishly — clannish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tending to exclude others outside the group. DERIVATIVES clannishly adverb clannishness noun … English terms dictionary
clannishly — adverb in a clannish manner these four friends always act clannishly, and don t let us participate in their activities • Syn: ↑cliquishly • Derived from adjective: ↑cliquish (for: ↑cliquishly), ↑clannish * * * … Useful english dictionary
clannishly — adverb see clannish … New Collegiate Dictionary
clannishly — See clannish. * * * … Universalium
clannishly — adverb In a clannish manner … Wiktionary
clannishly — adv. in a clannish manner (pertaining to a group related by common interests or characteristics); cliquishly, exclusively … English contemporary dictionary
clannish — clannishly, adv. clannishness, n. /klan ish/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a clan. 2. inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one s own group; cliquish: the clannish behavior of the original members of the country … Universalium
cliquishly — adverb in a clannish manner these four friends always act clannishly, and don t let us participate in their activities • Syn: ↑clannishly • Derived from adjective: ↑cliquish, ↑clannish (for: ↑clannishly) … Useful english dictionary
clannish — adjective Date: 1776 1. of or relating to a clan < clannish traditions > 2. tending to associate only with a select group of similar background or status < a clannish community > • clannishly adverb • clannishness … New Collegiate Dictionary
clannishness — See clannishly. * * * … Universalium
