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clammish

clammish adjective: secretive; uncommunicative.

Adjective

clammish (comparative more clammish, superlative most clammish)

  1. secretive; uncommunicative

Forms of clammish

comparativemore clammish
superlativemost clammish

Origin of clammish

From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.

Words formed from clammish

Questions about clammish

What does clammish mean?
Clammish means secretive; uncommunicative.
What part of speech is clammish?
Clammish is an adjective.

Words near clammish in the dictionary

  1. clammiest
  2. clammily
  3. clamminess
  4. clamming
  5. clamming up
  6. clammish
  7. clammishness
  8. clammy
  9. clammy cuphea
  10. clammy goosefoot
  11. clammyweed

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