Antonyms for clubby


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kluhb-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklʌb i


Definition of clubby

Origin :
  • "of a social disposition," 1859, from club (n.) in the associative sense + -y (2). Related: Clubbily; clubbiness.
  • As in intimate : adj friendly, devoted
  • As in palsy-walsy : adj very friendly
  • As in sociable : adj friendly, outgoing
  • As in good-tempered : adj amiable
  • As in matey : adj companionable
  • As in companionable : adj friendly
  • As in congenial : adj friendly, compatible
  • As in convivial : adj fun-loving
  • As in cordial : adj friendly, sociable
  • As in affable : adj friendly
  • As in amiable : adj friendly, agreeable
  • As in amicable : adj friendly, especially regarding an agreement
  • As in friendly : adj intimate, companionable
  • As in gregarious : adj friendly
Example sentences :
  • Morgan knocked the ashes out of his short, clubby little pipe, put it in his shirt pocket behind his badge, and went on.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • It was built on the lines of a gigantic centipede, with two rows of clubby oars beneath, and ranked as the popular favourite.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the League » by Ernest Bramah
  • We could of talked to plenty o' people here, all right; they were as clubby a gang as I ever seen.
  • Extract from : « Gullible's Travels, Etc. » by Ring W. Lardner
  • An' it's too broad an' clubby f'r a grizzly, an' the claws are too long f'r the length of the foot.
  • Extract from : « The Grizzly King » by James Oliver Curwood

Synonyms for clubby

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