Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)Aloof, standoffish.

More definitions
  • lacking cordiality; unfriendly

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom is stand-offish.

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  2. Sami was being super stand-offish.

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  3. Sami was getting very stand-offish.

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  4. How stand-offish you are!

    deWie spröde Sie doch sind!

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Origin

From off + -ish.

From off + -ish.

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Forms

more offish, most offish
Comparativemore offish Lesson
Superlativemost offish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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