cli|quish

cli|quish
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, adverb.
cli´quish|ness, noun.

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  • 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

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