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standoffish
What does standoffish mean?
standoffish (adjective): lacking cordiality; unfriendly.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use standoffish in a sentence?
- A standoffish manner. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce standoffish?
/stænˈdɔfɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does standoffish come from?
From stand off + -ish.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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