aloof manner

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• aloof — [ə lo͞of′] adv. [a , A 1 + loof < Du loef, LUFF] at a distance but in view; apart adj. 1. at a distance; removed 2. distant in sympathy, interest, etc.; reserved and cool [her manner was aloof] aloofly adv. aloofness …   English World dictionary

• aloof — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distant, unneighborly, reserved, remote; indifferent. See seclusion, indifference, affectation. Ant., open, friendly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. remote, reserved, distant, detached, unapproachable …   English dictionary for students

• aloof — a·loof || É™ luːf adj. standoffish, unfriendly, distant, reserved, indifferent adv. at a distance; in a withdrawn manner …   English contemporary dictionary

• a|loof´ness — a|loof «uh LOOF», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. at some distance but within view; away; apart: »One boy stood aloof from all the others. 2. without community of feeling: »to stand aloof from family joys and sorrows. –adj. unsympathetic; not… …   Useful english dictionary

• a|loof´ly — a|loof «uh LOOF», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. at some distance but within view; away; apart: »One boy stood aloof from all the others. 2. without community of feeling: »to stand aloof from family joys and sorrows. –adj. unsympathetic; not… …   Useful english dictionary

• a|loof — «uh LOOF», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. at some distance but within view; away; apart: »One boy stood aloof from all the others. 2. without community of feeling: »to stand aloof from family joys and sorrows. –adj. unsympathetic; not interested; …   Useful english dictionary

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