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Significados de offish em inglês

Lacking cordiality; unfriendly.

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Uso de offish em inglês
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In his way he was a proud man, and stand-offish at that.
The Vultures
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However, she's not fond of him-quiteoffish and quite careless, I know.
Far from the Madding Crowd
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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
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Never saw her more offish; but things looked squally about dinner-time.
Taken Alive
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I judged it best to be a little offish, at first.
The Innocents Abroad
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Says she: 'Elinor, I wonder at your being so offish with Mr. Scott.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 / A Maga...
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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
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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
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It was hard to be stand-offish with a boy who kept praising your judgment.
Don Strong, Patrol Leader
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Nikiwe is offish towards Benjamin as she suspects that he could be her stalker.
The South African
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So that is the reason of a certain gentleman's iciness, and his stand-offish high-mightiness.
The Far Horizon
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