clubby
2
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈklʌbi/
:
clubista
- Many elite social events are held in clubby establishments that require memberships.
- clubby atmosphere
- clubby restaurant
- clubby dining
So we went to this one place which was kind of like, I don't know, like a loungey type of feel, clubby type of feel.
- So we went to this one place which was kind of like, I don't know, like a loungey type of feel, clubby type of feel.
- You know, this whole idea that it's this clubby elite group of celebrities who are deigning to speak with the great unwashed about the future of this country.
Examples
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Hakkasan, the expensive, clubby Cantonese restaurant with outposts around the world that range from very good to very bad, will open in San Francisco's Financial District.
Blog text (1) -
Over the past 40 years, they have turned astronomy from a clubby oligarchy into a vibrant meritocracy.
Academic text (1996) -
You two are so cute, and I love the pictures of the glam clubby place you stayed in!
Blog text (3) -
So we went to this one place which was kind of like, I don't know, like a loungey type of feel, clubby type of feel.
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It was a clubby kind of room, Vince decided.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's just that this race has been put together by some very clubby gentlemen who are awfully picky about their membership.
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Jansz was one of the few female editors in Sri Lanka's small, clubby newspaper industry.
Academic text (2011) -
You may prefer to be there." Smith knew that Jeffrey Woodcock would insist upon dinner at Wilton's, a popular restaurant on Jermyn Street that served up traditional food in traditional ways in an atmosphere that was a little too stuffy and clubby for Smith's taste.
Fiction book (1990) -
For one thing, he's the mover and shaker behind the monthly PCPs: Port, Cigars and Politics gatherings in the old, wood-paneled, clubby atmosphere of the University Club, next to the Russian Embassy.
Academic text (1997) -
The clubby atmosphere of the exclusive lounge made outsiders feel unwelcome.
Synonyms
399
5.4
Only for one person, group, or purpose and not shared
2
7.7
Likely to form small groups of friends that exclude others
1
8.2
Prefers to be with a small close group and excludes other people
1
8.2
Forming small groups that make other people feel unwelcome
Friendly in a private-club way that rarely welcomes outsiders
Antonyms
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clubby comes from the simple word club, meaning a private group, plus the ending -y, which makes it mean 'having the quality of'. So, clubby describes a place or group that feels like a private club — friendly to members but often excluding outsiders.