Clannish Definition

klănĭsh
adjective
Of a clan.
Webster's New World
Inclined to cling together as a group and exclude outsiders.
American Heritage
Tending to associate closely with one's own group and to avoid others.
Webster's New World

Socially exclusive.

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Origin of Clannish

  • clan +‎ -ish

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Clannish Sentence Examples

  • The clannish attachment of the Afghans is rather to the community than to the chief.

  • And the rest of us are jealous of this industry in a group of people who are very clannish.

  • Godoy, having the prospect of the Algarve before him, likewise offered no opposition to the advance of Napoleon's troops to the capital; and so it came about that Murat, named by Napoleon his Lieutenant in Spain, was able to enter Madrid in force and without opposition from that usually clannish populace.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLA

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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