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Definition of stand-offish in English: stand-offishadjectivestandˈɒfɪʃ informal Distant and cold in manner; unfriendly. 〈非正式〉疏远的，冷漠的；不友好的 he was an arrogant, stand-offish prig Example sentencesExamples - Since then, she's been reclusive, stand-offish, and another synonym for those two words.
- He hadn't been cruel or physically abusive, merely distant and stand-offish.
- Although initially stand-offish, Sistani ordered his people to co-operate with the Americans.
- I found the lady a little stand-offish and decided that the job wasn't for me after all (I'd suspected this before I actually had the interview, anyway).
- You've heard that some of the girls at school think you're snobby and stand-offish.
- Even the fiercest Rottwieler or the stand-offish German Shepherd becomes as timid as a doe when Murugan takes them by the leash.
- Although her publicity shots present her as a sultry, moody, sleepy-eyed blonde with a slightly sneering, stand-offish expression, Herbert couldn't be more down-to-earth, likeable and friendly.
- Where most of the marines had been somewhat stand-offish or had just ignored him, John was now being greeted by every marine that passed him.
- Some politicians can be very stand-offish but Mr Blair was very nice and pleasant.
- He certainly could be responsive and very, very smart, but there was always that stand-offish quality.
- She writes in the same light, charming, though slightly stand-offish style.
- She never won widespread popular approval with her stand-offish manner.
- My son's daycare teacher has a stand-offish attitude to me now.
- Everyone nodded, except the girls who remained stand-offish.
- Some people are receptive, but others are understandably stand-offish.
- He's usually stand-offish but seems he and the Captain are talking more as of late so I think that gives us a full house.
- He has a reputation for being wooden and stand-offish, but I think he comes across as both personable and thoughtful in his ads.
- Even the most stand-offish of neighbours had no choice but to bump into each other on the stairs.
- An odd thing for anybody to do, but for an Australian particularly in a side like that, in a touring side, it was regarded as being pretty stand-offish, they didn't like it.
- His last speech was a good one, it summed up everything he's been working for, but it was a bit stand-offish.
Synonyms aloof, distant, remote, detached, impersonal, withdrawn, reserved, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unapproachable, unfriendly, unsociable, cool, chilly, cold, haughty, disdainful, uninvolved, unresponsive, indifferent, unconcerned, preoccupied, abstracted introspective, introvert, introverted rare Olympian
Derivativesadverbstandˈɒfɪʃ(ə)li informal The player was stand-offishly cold and uncooperative with the media for the two weeks prior. Example sentencesExamples - Expecting to be greeted a bit stand-offishly by the locals, I was surprised to be received in the opposite manner.
- I behave pretty stand-offishly, and consequently nobody but you makes much of an effort to talk to me.
- I asked if I could be upgraded and was stand-offishly told no.
- I tend not to acknowledge them, or at most nod stand-offishly and not smile.
nounstandˈɒfɪʃnəs informal Other children sometimes mis-interpret your little Virgo's shyness as diffidence or stand-offishness. Example sentencesExamples - There was little evidence of the usual huffiness and stand-offishness we are normally greeted with.
- He has not always been popular with his teammates and he has alienated the media by his stand-offishness.
- It's not quite as interesting, because neither seems particularly comfortable with the commentary track format, especially Snipes, who is laid back to the point of stand-offishness.
- Typical Edinburgh stand-offishness is being blamed for its failure.
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