cliquish vs clannish

cliquish and clannish both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cliquish	No	Yes	No	No
clannish	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, cliquish and clannish are synonyms defined as:

cliquish and clannish: befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Other synonyms of cliquish include clubby, snobbish, snobby.

cliquish (adjective)	clannish (adjective)
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior	characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
	befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior