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- Dictionarystand·off·ish/ˌstandˈôfiSH/
adjective
- 1. distant and cold in manner; unfriendly: informal "he was an arrogant, standoffish prig"
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Standoffish means behaving in a slightly unfriendly and too formal way. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.
- English (US)
behaving in a slightly unfriendly and too formal way....
- Znaczenie Standoffish, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH definicja: 1. behaving in a slightly unfriendly...
- Standoffish in Simplified Chinese
STANDOFFISH translate: 冷淡的，疏远的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Standing Stone
STANDING STONE definition: 1. a tall stone put in a vertical...
- Standoffishly
STANDOFFISHLY definition: 1. in a way that is slightly...
- Portuguese Translation
standoffish translate: metido, frio. Learn more in the...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
STANDOFFISH translate: 冷淡的，疏遠的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
STANDOFFISH 의미, 정의, STANDOFFISH의 정의: 1. behaving in a...
- English (US)
: somewhat cold and reserved. standoffishly adverb. standoffishness noun. Synonyms. aloof. antisocial. asocial. buttoned-up. cold-eyed. cool. detached. distant. dry. frosty. offish. remote. standoff. unbending. unclubbable. unsociable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of standoffish in a Sentence.
behaving in a slightly unfriendly and too formal way. Synonym. offish UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not liking or being pleasant towards others. unfriendly The crowd was unfriendly and dangerous. cool She was very cool towards his new wife. cold She's a cold, heartless woman. icy He gave me an icy stare.
If you say that someone is stand-offish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way. [ disapproval ] He can be quite stand-offish and rude, even to his friends.
Someone who's standoffish is aloof or unfriendly. When you first meet someone, she might seem standoffish when really she's just shy. A politician who appears standoffish will have more trouble getting elected than one who seems warm and likable.
adjective. somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly. standoffish. / ˌstændˈɒfɪʃ / adjective. reserved, haughty, or aloof. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌstandˈoffishness, noun. ˌstandˈoffishly, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From. stand off ish·ly adverb. stand off ish·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
If you say that someone is standoffish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way. [ disapproval ] He can be quite standoffish and rude, even to his friends.
