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cliquishly

UK/ˈkliːk.ɪʃ.li/

cliquishly adverb: in a cliquish manner.

Adverb

cliquishly (comparative more cliquishly, superlative most cliquishly)

  1. In a cliquish manner.

Forms of cliquishly

comparativemore cliquishly
superlativemost cliquishly

Origin of cliquishly

From cliquish + -ly.

Questions about cliquishly

What does cliquishly mean?
Cliquishly means in a cliquish manner.
What part of speech is cliquishly?
Cliquishly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce cliquishly?
Cliquishly is pronounced /ˈkliːk.ɪʃ.li/ (UK).

Words near cliquishly in the dictionary

  1. cliquier
  2. cliquiest
  3. cliquiness
  4. cliquing
  5. cliquish
  6. cliquishly
  7. cliquishness
  8. cliquism
  9. cliquisms
  10. cliquy
  11. CLIs

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