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Meanings of offish in inglés

Lacking cordiality; unfriendly.

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Usage of offish in inglés
1
In his way he was a proud man, and stand-offish at that.
The Vultures
2
However, she's not fond of him-quiteoffish and quite careless, I know.
Far from the Madding Crowd
3
She sniffed in stand-offish inquiry at him; as at a stranger.
Further Adventures of Lad
4
Benaud can appear stand-offish but I think he is merely careful.
The Guardian
5
Since when did angels worry about coming across as slightly stand-offish?
Halo
6
Never saw her more offish; but things looked squally about dinner-time.
Taken Alive
7
I judged it best to be a little offish, at first.
The Innocents Abroad
8
Says she: 'Elinor, I wonder at your being so offish with Mr. Scott.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 / A Maga...
9
Why do you insist on being so downright stand-offish and stiff and aloof?
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
10
Yet, you understand, Jack, I can't be too offish with them.
The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip / "Making Good" as Young Experts
11
I don't suppose you've the slightest idea how stand-offish you are!
Hilda Lessways
12
Belle and Sebastian are a bit stand-offish to start with.
The Irish Times
13
No, I doubt that there has been a holocaust offish.
Alas, Babylon
14
It was hard to be stand-offish with a boy who kept praising your judgment.
Don Strong, Patrol Leader
15
Nikiwe is offish towards Benjamin as she suspects that he could be her stalker.
The South African
16
So that is the reason of a certain gentleman's iciness, and his stand-offish high-mightiness.
The Far Horizon
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