CLIQUISH

clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cliquish (comparative more cliquish, superlative most cliquish)

Of or pertaining to a clique.

Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

Source: Wiktionary


Cli"quish, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit.

– Cli"*quish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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