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standoffish

or ٲԻ-Ǵڴ·

[ stand-aw-fish, -of-ish ]

adjective

  1. somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.


standoffish

/ ˌæԻˈɒɪʃ /

adjective

  1. reserved, haughty, or aloof
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲԻˈǴڴھԱ, noun
  • ˌٲԻˈǴڴھ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٲԻoڴi· adverb
  • ٲԻoڴi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of standoffish1

First recorded in 1855–60; standoff + -ish 1
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"Prince did the same thing," he said, "I'm not saying Morgan Wallen is Prince, but we weren't surprised because Prince was notoriously kind of standoffish. It's just how he was."

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She describes herself as “prickly and standoffish, selectively extroverted, largely humorless.”

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"I suspect people may have thought 'oh he's pretty standoffish' but it's a combination of shyness and not knowing what to say," he said.

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I went from being very standoffish about him and not trusting him to really enjoying our conversations.

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Or maybe the grouchy, standoffish, self-righteous pain in the butt is a character that resonates in Denmark.

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