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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stand-aw-fish, -of-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstændˈɔ fɪʃ, -ˈɒf ɪʃ |
Definition of standoffish
Origin :- 1826, from stand off + -ish. Verbal phrase stand off "hold aloof" is from c.1600. Related: Standoffishly; standoffishness.
- adj cold, distant
- But even at that I dont see why she should be so standoffish.
- Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong » by Lillian Garis
- Not that she was still what he would have called "standoffish" with him.
- Extract from : « Winnie Childs » by C. N. Williamson
- Harvie, who was the only one of us left, said that Sir Arthur was as standoffish and superior as ever.
- Extract from : « A House Party with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
- I am sure I don't know what to think of the English students being "standoffish" with Americans.
- Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
- The meal ended, she rose and swept him a curtsey, neither over-friendly nor standoffish.
- Extract from : « Two Sides of the Face » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- It did, but I persisted in my standoffish attitude on that particular point of contention.
- Extract from : « In Jeopardy » by Van Tassel Sutphen
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