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1 gereserveerd
adj. reserved, guarded, offish, aloof--------adv. reservedly, in a reserved manner -
2 stroef
1 [ruw] rough, uneven2 [hortend, moeilijk bewegend; ook figuurlijk] stiff ⇒ difficult, awkward, 〈 hortend〉 jerky, 〈 hortend〉 brusque, 〈 bijna vast〉 tight3 [niet vlot, toeschietelijk] stiff ⇒ staid, 〈 onbeholpen〉 awkward, 〈 stug〉 stern, 〈 moeilijk van aard〉 difficult (to get on with) 〈 predicatief〉, 〈 gereserveerd〉 remote, 〈 gereserveerd〉 reserved, 〈terughoudend; informeel〉 stand-offish♦voorbeelden:2 een stroeve competitiestart • a difficult/sticky beginning of the competitioneen stroeve stijl • a stodgy/stiff styledat leest vrij stroef • that reads rather awkwardlyde onderhandelingen verlopen stroef • (the) negotiations are not proceeding smoothlyeen stroef gezicht • a stern/harsh facestroeve glimlach • a stiff smile
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Offish — Off ish, a. Shy or distant in manner; aloof; stand offish. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offish — [ôf′ish] adj. Informal STANDOFFISH … English World dictionary
offish — adjective informal behaving in a slightly unfriendly or impolite way: I don t know why but she seemed a bit offish to me … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offish — adjective Etymology: 1off Date: 1827 standoffish • offishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
offish — offishly, adv. offishness, n. /aw fish, of ish/, adj. Informal. aloof; unapproachable; standoffish. [1825 35, Amer.; OFF + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
offish — adjective aloof See Also: standoffish … Wiktionary
offish — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, above all that, ailing, aloof, backward, bashful, blank, chilled, chilly, cold, constrained, cool, detached, discreet, distant, donsie, exclusive, expressionless, forbidding, frigid, frosty, guarded, icy,… … Moby Thesaurus
offish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn. See ATTITUDE, HOT … English dictionary for students
offish — off·ish || É‘fɪʃ , É” / É’f adj. standing away from, disinterested; aloof (Informal) … English contemporary dictionary
offish — adjective informal aloof or distant in manner. Derivatives offishly adverb offishness noun … English new terms dictionary
offish — off·ish … English syllables
