CLUBBY

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


Etymology

Adjective

clubby (comparative clubbier, superlative clubbiest)

Resembling or suggestive of a social club or clubhouse: congenial and exclusive.

(informal) Fond of frequenting nightclubs.

Usage notes

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



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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