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From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
clammish
Today it means: secretive; uncommunicative Full definition →
Today it means: secretive; uncommunicative Full definition →
From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.