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Definition of cliquey adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cliquey

adjective

NAmE//ˈkliki//

, NAmE//ˈklɪki//

(also cliquish

NAmE//ˈklikɪʃ//

, NAmE//ˈklɪkɪʃ//

) (disapproving)

tending to form a clique; controlled by cliques He found the school very cliquey and elitist.

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