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clannish(adjective, select, exclusive)
8
snobbish
7
exclusive(adjective, obscure, sympathetic, special, limited)
6
clubby
6
snobby
5
cliquey
5
sectarian(adjective, sympathetic, limited, select, unfriendly)
4
private
3
partisan(adjective, exclusive, collateral, interested, prejudiced)
3
select(limited, restricted, exclusive, high-class, unshared)
2
closed
2
elite
2
factional(adjective, sympathetic, exclusive, interested, prejudiced)
2
haughty
2
rarefied
2
sneering
2
snooty
1
absolute(adjective, special, limited, select, private)
1
accessory(adjective, sympathetic, collateral, interested, prejudiced)
1
adhering(adjective, sympathetic, interested, prejudiced, opinionated)
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