Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to a clique, set, or party; disposed to form cliques; actuated by a petty party spirit. Also cliqueish.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or pertaining to a clique
  • adjective tending to associate with a small and exclusive group

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Etymologies

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clique +‎ -ish

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