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
clubbish, clubby
(adjective) effusively sociable; “a clubbish set”; “we got rather clubby”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clubby (comparative clubbier, superlative clubbiest)
Resembling or suggestive of a social club or clubhouse: congenial and exclusive.
(informal) Fond of frequenting nightclubs.
In the sense of “resembling or suggestive of a social club”, the emphasis can be more on the congeniality (friendly, treating all guests as welcome insiders: compare family diner) or on the exclusivity; compare cliquey.
Source: Wiktionary
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
