cliquish

  • 11cliquish — adjective befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior • Syn: ↑clannish, ↑clubby, ↑snobbish, ↑snobby • Similar to: ↑private • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 12Cliquishness — 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] …

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  • 13Feed (novel) — infobox Book | name = Feed image caption = author = Matthew Tobin Anderson country = United States language = English genre = Science fiction novel publisher = Miramax Books release date = 2002 media type = Print (Hardback Paperback) pages = isbn …

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  • 14clannish — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Of a clan] Syn. close, associative, akin, lineal; see alike 2 , like , related 2 , 3 . 2. [Unreceptive] Syn. select, insular, cliquish; see exclusive , prejudiced . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. cliquish, insular,… …

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  • 15exclusive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. restricted, restrictive, fashionable, expensive, elite, aristocratic, socially correct, preferential, privileged, selective, particular, circumscribed, closed, select, private, segregated, prohibitive, exclusionary,… …

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  • 16snobbish — adjective befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑clannish, ↑cliquish, ↑clubby, ↑snobby • Similar to: ↑private …

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  • 17snobby — adjective befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior • Syn: ↑clannish, ↑cliquish, ↑clubby, ↑snobbish • Similar to: ↑private • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 18cli|quey — «KLEE kee, KLIHK ee», adjective. = cliquish. (Cf. ↑cliquish) Also, cliquy …

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  • 19clique — noun Etymology: French Date: 1711 a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; especially one held together by common interests, views, or purposes • cliquey adjective • cliquish adjective • cliquishly adverb • cliquishness …

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  • 20Usenet newsgroup — A usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users in different locations. The term may be confusing to some, because it is usually a discussion group. Newsgroups are technically distinct from …

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