cliquishadj.
/ˈkliːkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈklikɪʃ/ Savouring of a clique or cliques.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [adjective] > of nature of or characterized by cliques
cliquish1853
cliquy1863
cliqued1885
clanny1889
1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. Introd. 7 To be Denominational is, in my opinion, to be cliquish instead of brotherly.
188. Countries of World (Cassell) IV. 32 The..English community hangs together after a cliquish fashion.
Derivatives
cliquishness n.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a coterie or clique > quality
coterieism1825
particularisma1834
cliquism1852
cliquishness1853
sectionalism1858
cliquiness1927
1853 Fraser's Mag. 47 730 With all the offensive cliqueishness of Holland House.
1869 Spectator 3 July 779 Dissatisfied with..the cliquishness of the ruling power, [they] have retired from the club.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1853