Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliquey

/ˈkliːki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: cliquey
IPA: /ˈkliːki/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a clique.

Example Sentences

"Jack McFarland: Um, look, Leo, I know you're new here, and, um, we don't want you to think we're really cliquey and don't let anyone in our little group, but, um, well, we're really cliquey and we don't want anyone in our little group. Karen Walker: So, if you want to break into the fag four, this symbol of gay oppression has got to go."
"Do not form clubs on the playground that don't include everyone - they're cliquey and mean."
"Cliquey is cooler. If you don't like it blame Kitch."

Etymology

Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cliquey From clique + -y.

Inflected Forms

cliquier (comparative) cliquiest (superlative) cliquy (alternative)

Derived Forms

cliqueyness cliquiness

Rhymes With

wiki sneaky cheeky freaky tiki kiki squeaky leaky geeky peaky streaky creaky

Questions

How do you pronounce cliquey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkliːki/.
What does cliquey mean?: Having the characteristics of a clique.
Where does cliquey come from?: Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cliquey From clique + -y.

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