Clannish

Word CLANNISH
Character 8
Hyphenation clan nish
Pronunciations /ˈklæn.ɪʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Clannish"

What do we mean by clannish?

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan. adjective

Inclined to cling together as a group and exclude outsiders. adjective

Pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to adhere closely, as the members of a clan.

Imbued with the prejudices, feelings, sentiments, etc., peculiar to clans; somewhat narrow or restricted in range of social interest and feeling.

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan. adjective

Of, of related to a clan. adjective

Socially exclusive. adjective

Characteristic of a clan especially in being unified adjective

Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior adjective

Of or related to a clan.

Socially exclusive.

Girls who joins a clan to become cool and create trends, but ends up looking like the worlds biggest fools Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Clannish

The word "clannish" in example sentences

Italians were thought to be violent criminals; the Hungarians, Russians, Poles, and various others in the late 19 th and early 20th centuries were characterized as clannish, speaking their own languages, and being a threat to "American civilization". ❋ Unknown (2010)

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Jews were condemned for clinging too closely to their identity and heritage as Jews, for being "clannish," at the same time that they were denounced as overly aggressive, as social climbers who pushed their way into a society that did not welcome them. 13 ❋ Unknown (2007)

Maybe because I'm kind of clannish myself and live here, although I visit these other sections, but I didn't mingle in them enough to give you what I would consider a very true, educated evaluation. ❋ Unknown (2003)

It's kind of clannish if you'll allow me to us that word. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The legal profession in France is far more "clannish" than with us, for lawyers have always played a great part in the history of France. ❋ Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1892)

The Morrises were a very "clannish" family, and my grandfather's house was the London centre. ❋ Annie Wood Besant (1890)

As for Mormons, they’re kind of clannish but are quite educated and are rapidly opening up to the rest of society — I expect one of them to be next if a Southern baptist doesn’t make it in. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"clannish" tendencies, have a certain democratic bias as well (chiefly, perhaps, evidenced and fostered by their religious organization); and the Irish, disaffected as they are towards England having so numerous and so close ties, through the emigration movement, with the United ❋ Various (N/A)

When they meet abroad, they fall upon each other’s necks in spirit; even at home there is a kind of clannish intimacy in their talk. ❋ Unknown (2005)

From that generation they were also clannish and refused to ride in a Volkswagen and married only Jews. ❋ Jeff Biggers (2011)

Unfortunately, our political -- clannish leaders who were embroiled in the history of the region were not interested in making our vision a reality. ❋ Elza S. Maalouf (2011)

But the clannish Corsicans fought the hated Italians on the island and one another as much as the Germans. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

In a piece published in the New York Times in 1965, Vonnegut insisted that he did not want to be classified as a sci-fi author and said some wounding things about sci-fi enthusiasts: They were clannish and childish about matters outside technology; and not many sci-fi writers could really write. ❋ Tom Shippey (2011)

The checkers were the most normal of the bunch, but they were rather elitist and clannish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The authors of New Nobility conclude that Russian security services have an excessively suspicious, inward, and clannish mentality that has translated into weak intelligence and counterintelligence operations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Omg, that girl tries to [walk] like a [model] but it just looks like she shit herself, shes so [clannish] ❋ Vvviper (2018)

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