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单词 stand-offish
释义

stand-offish

also standoffish
adjective
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.
Synonyms: reserved, remote, distant, aloof More Synonyms of stand-offish

Examples of 'stand-offish' in a sentence
stand-offish

Her husband, however, was more stand-offish.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I can be quite stand-offish, quite reserved.
The Sun (2017)
Someone who seems stand-offish is secretly attracted to you.
The Sun (2012)
This weekend sees the end to your stand-offish mode.
The Sun (2015)
They look stand-offish or giggle with embarrassment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We're not stand-offish or snobbish with them.
The Sun (2015)
Someone who seems stand-offish is attracted to you.
The Sun (2014)
Someone who seems stand-offish could be hiding their attraction.
The Sun (2013)
You come across as cold and stand-offish.
The Sun (2016)
Someone who seems stand-offish wants to get to know you much better.
The Sun (2016)

Synonyms of 'stand-offish'

reserved, remote, distant, aloof
More Synonyms of stand-offish
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