clannish.

Strongly attached to a close group and unwilling to welcome outsiders.

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Words that belong together

• clannish family
• clannish community

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The clannish family discussed the matter only after the guests had left.

A clannish community watched the newcomer from behind half-open doors.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more clannish; superlative most clannish where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.