clammish
clammish · more clammish · most clammish
Secretive; uncommunicativeSecretive; uncommunicative
Meaning
1 sensesSecretive; uncommunicative
Origin
From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.From clam + -ish, from the idea of a clam keeping its shell tightly closed.
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Forms
more clammish, most clammish| Comparative | more clammish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most clammish Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedclammishness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form