clannish — tending to exclude others outside one's own group; showing strong in-group loyalty and hostility to outsiders
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: tending to exclude others outside one's own group; showing strong in-group loyalty and hostility to outsiders
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈklænɪʃ/
Korean meaning: 배타적인, 파벌적인, 동족끼리만 어울리려 하는
Korean pronunciation: **클래**니시
Example Sentences
- The country club was so clannish that even billionaires were rejected if they didn't have the 'right' family background.
- The clannish nature of the tech startup made it difficult for outsiders to break into their inner circle.
- Despite their clannish reputation, the local residents eventually warmed up to the new family.
clannish
ADJECTIVE//ˈklænɪʃ//
tending to exclude others outside one's own group; showing strong in-group loyalty and hostility to outsiders
five students sit closely together at a round table, all wearing matching team jackets and leaning inward toward each other. They whisper and laugh while deliberately turning their backs to everyone else around them. A lonely student approaches their table hopefully carrying a lunch tray, looking for a place to sit. The group members immediately close ranks, pulling their chairs closer together and giving cold stares to block the newcomer. Other students in the background look uncomfortable and avoid eye contact with the excluded student. a group tending to exclude others outside their own circle while showing strong loyalty only to their inner members
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Origin
From Scottish Gaelic 'clann' meaning 'children' or 'offspring,' referring to family groups in Highland Scotland. The suffix '-ish' was added to describe the characteristic behavior of clan members who showed fierce loyalty to their own group while excluding outsiders.
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“The country club was so clannish that even billionaires were rejected if they didn't have the 'right' family background.”
“The clannish nature of the tech startup made it difficult for outsiders to break into their inner circle.”
“Despite their clannish reputation, the local residents eventually warmed up to the new family.”
“The office became clannish when employees started forming exclusive lunch groups based on their college alma maters.”
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