At the start visitors would drop in, but the gathering was as cliquish as the Mafia and they would soon duck out (Alistair Cooke).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cli´quish|ly — cli|quish «KLEE kihsh, KLIHK ihsh», adjective. 1. like a clique: »At the start visitors would drop in, but the gathering was as cliquish as the Mafia and they would soon duck out (Alistair Cooke). 2. tending to form a clique. –cli´quish|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
cli´quish|ness — cli|quish «KLEE kihsh, KLIHK ihsh», adjective. 1. like a clique: »At the start visitors would drop in, but the gathering was as cliquish as the Mafia and they would soon duck out (Alistair Cooke). 2. tending to form a clique. –cli´quish|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
quish — cli·quish; re·lin·quish; re·lin·quish·ment; un·van·quish·able; van·quish·able; van·quish·er; van·quish·ment; vin·quish; van·quish; … English syllables
cliquish — cli·quish … English syllables
clique — [[t]klik, klɪk[/t]] n. v. cliqued, cli•quing 1) a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set 2) to form or associate in a clique • Etymology: 1705–15; < F, appar. metaphorical use of MF clique latch, or n. der. of cliquer to make noise… … From formal English to slang
cliquish — cli quish (kl[=e] k[i^]sh), a. Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit. {Cli *quish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cliquishness — cliquish cli quish (kl[=e] k[i^]sh), a. Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit. {Cli *quish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
