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standoffish

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

stand·off·ish

[stand-aw-fish, -of-ish]
adjective
somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.
Also, stand-off·ish.


Origin:
1855–60; standoff + -ish1

stand·off·ish·ly, adverb
stand·off·ish·ness, noun
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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standoffish (ˌstændˈɒfɪʃ)
 
adj
reserved, haughty, or aloof
 
stand'offishly
 
adv
 
stand'offishness
 
n

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standoffish definition

[stændˈɔfɪʃ]
  1. mod.
    aloof. : Bob is sort of standoffish until he gets to know you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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