cultish

/ ˈkʌltɪ; ˈkʌltɪʃ /

adjective

1. intended to appeal to a small group of fashionable people

Derived Forms

• ˈcultishly, adverb

Example Sentences

The Tesla CEO already had a large, cultish following before he went full MAGA, and he was able to expand that coalition in significant fashion with these new friends.

From Slate

Hood County feels “like the epicenter where a lot of these extreme right things got started. There’s a cultish nature to all of it,” said Christopher Tackett, a former board trustee for the Granbury Independent School District.

From Los Angeles Times

And meet the Californians who are cultish about their water beds and designer filters.

From Los Angeles Times

He was the rubber-limbed, unchained id of “Seinfeld,” the most popular sitcom of its era and a cultural phenomenon cultish in its fervor but too massive to really be considered a cult.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Letterman, he developed a dedicated, cultish following, enough so that he was designated to replace Leno at the end of Leno’s contract in 2009 — a job Leno did not particularly want to give up.

From Los Angeles Times