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insiderish en · ADJ

Etymology

From insider + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Like an insider; familiar with inner knowledge, in-jokes, etc.
    • The essay's tone – knowing, insiderish, never polemical, and constantly shifting between mockery and studied neutrality – probably accounts for some of its warm reception. 2013 January 27, Andy Beckett, “A user's guide to art-speak”, in The Guardian, retrieved 07 Dec 2020:

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more insiderish Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most insiderish Degree=Sup lexicographic