cultish

British

/ ˈkʌltɪ, ˈkʌltɪʃ /

adjective

intended to appeal to a small group of fashionable people

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Other Word Forms

cultishly adverb

Example Sentences

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That cultish dynamic would come up again throughout my life, as I moved from Oklahoma to university and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal

By then, his company had already developed a cultish following.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is nothing cultish about a Nobel Prize winner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Propelled by a teen-friendly PG-13 rating and the game’s cultish fan base, it became producer Blumhouse’s most successful release, besting company record-holders such as “Get Out,” “Split” and 2018’s “Halloween.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Okay, okay, fine. It’s expensive and mind-blowing and not at all weird and cultish. Get to the point.”

From Literature

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