cliquishness

Variant of clique

clique Definition

clique (klik, klēk)

noun

a small, exclusive circle of people; snobbish or narrow coterie

Etymology: Fr < OFr cliquer, to make a noise: of echoic orig.

Related Forms:

cliquish cliqu′·ish (-is̸h) adjective or cliquey cliqu′ey or cliquy cliqu′y (-ē)
cliquishly cliqu′·ishly adverb
cliquishness cliqu′·ish·ness noun

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