offish
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fɪʃ, ˈɒf adjective Informal.
aloof; unapproachable; standoffish.
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offish (ˈɒfɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| informal aloof or distant in manner | |
| 'offishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'offishness | |
| —n | |
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Offish
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Example sentences
Trout and a small minnow are the only species offish present in the pond.
With no competing species offish and an abundance of aquatic insects available as food, this is an ideal trout pond.
For this reason it is recommended that a regulation prohibiting the use offish as bait be established on this pond.
Based on recaptures of fin-clipped hatchery fish, the residence of juveniles varied inversely with size offish at release.
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