clannish

clan·nish (kl

sh)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.

2. Inclined to cling together as a group and exclude outsiders.

clannish·ly adv.

clannish·ness n.

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ]

adj

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) of or characteristic of a clan

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

clannishly adv

clannishness n

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Adj.	1.	clannish - characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; "clannish loyalty" joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
	2.	clannish - befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior cliquish, snobbish, snobby, clubby private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

clannish

adjective cliquish, select, narrow, exclusive, sectarian, unfriendly, insular Teenagers can be clannish and cruel in their exclusion of others who are `different'.

Translations

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] ADJ → exclusivista, con fuerte sentimiento de tribu

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] adj (= cliquey) [group, family] → fermé(e)

clannish

adj group → klüngelhaft, verfilzt (inf); person → cliquenbewusst; the office staff became unbearably clannish → im Büro entwickelte sich eine unerträgliche Cliquenwirtschaft

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] (pej) adj (group) → chiuso/a; (person) → selettivo/a

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From all places near it the clannish yell of the enemy could be heard.

The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context

As a result, driven back upon themselves from every side, the traitors and their families became clannish.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

He was a stranger at the business, but they were not clannish, and they taught him all their tricks--what towns and villages it was best to keep away from, and how to read the secret signs upon the fences, and when to beg and when to steal, and just how to do both.

The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context

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