clubby

club·by

adj \ˈklə-bē\

club·bi·erclub·bi·est

Definition of CLUBBY

: characteristic of a club or club members: as a : displaying friendliness especially to other members of the same social group : sociable b : open only to qualified or approved persons : select, elite

— club·bi·ness noun

Examples of CLUBBY

1. the clubby world of New York's social elite
2. <new in town, she was hoping some of her clubbier coworkers might show her the city's hot spots>

First Known Use of CLUBBY

1859

Related to CLUBBY

Synonyms: boon, clubbable (also clubable), convivial, companionable, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable, social

Antonyms: antisocial, insociable, introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial

Related Words: cordial, folksy, forthcoming, friendly, hospitable; affable, genial, gracious; agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly; animated, gay, jaunty, jolly, jovial, lively, peppy, perky, pert, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, effervescent, upbeat; bubbly, exuberant, high-spirited

Near Antonyms: misanthropic; aloof, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish; mum, mute, reticent, silent, taciturn

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Rhymes with CLUBBY

bubby, chubby, cubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, scrubby, shrubby, snubby, stubby, tubby