Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliquish

/ˈkliːkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
cliquish
IPA
/ˈkliːkɪʃ/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a clique.

adj

Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English cliquish From clique + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more cliquish (comparative) most cliquish (superlative)

Derived Forms

cliquishly cliquishness uncliquish

Synonyms

clannish clubby snobbish snobby

Rhymes With

freakish

Questions

How do you pronounce cliquish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkliːkɪʃ/.
What does cliquish mean?
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Where does cliquish come from?
Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English cliquish From clique + -ish.

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