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Vinony

cliquish

adjective

  1. savoring of a clique
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Pronunciation: /ˈkliːkɪʃ/ / /ˈklɪkɪʃ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cliquish From clique + -ish.

  1. Of or pertaining to a clique.
  2. Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

    “But Mr. Kleinzahler, 55, noted both for poems that jarringly marry the high and the low and for keeping his distance from the New York illuminati, has found himself late in his career in a rather awkward spot: the cusp of respectability in the cliquish world of poetry.”