[
UK
/klˈʌbi/
]
[ US /ˈkɫəbi/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫəbi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
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effusively sociable
a clubbish set
we got rather clubby
How To Use clubby In A Sentence
- A place to enjoy big steaks and seafood in a clubby atmosphere; more delicate eaters can order the chunky lobster bisque and plenty of veggies à la carte.
- WAXMAN: They want it all think they're diverse but if you actually look at the way things work, it just tends to be a kind of clubby atmosphere. CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009
- Finally, I think the clubby atmosphere of the boardroom makes it difficult for a true meritocracy to exist.
- Although it has a large-screen TV, Miso pulls a youngish, clubby clientele more than a sports crowd.
- The skills needed for law enforcement - a clubby culture of sharing information among agents - often means disaster in intelligence work.
- Bring together the righteous, the greedy and the the 'clubby' and you have all the ingredients for a good dramatic play. Financial Reform: The Righteous, the Greedy and the Clubby -- An Insider's View
- we got rather clubby
- He in many ways personifies that country's clubby business elite.
- Responding to some who wonder if Dealbook may be a bit to "clubby" with it subjects, Cain rejects the premise and says it is New York Times "journalism for the financial community. Andy Plesser: 'Incredible Appetite for Financial Journalism' Will Drive Expansion of New York Times Dealbook in 2011
- For example, you will never catch me at a clubby club where people are taking body shots and barfing on the floor.