 aloof |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] remote in manner | |
| Synonyms: | upstage distant | |
| Examples: | "stood apart with aloof dignity" "a distant smile" "he was upstage with strangers" |
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| Related terms: | reserved | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in an aloof manner | |
| Examples: | "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough" |
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| Similar spelling: |
alehoof all_of Aliff alp Aleppo alb |
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