aloof
IPA: ʌɫˈuf
adjective
- Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
adverb
- At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- Without sympathy; unfavorably.
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Examples of "aloof" in Sentences
- He is an aloof, impassive, and ruthless man.
- He is an aloof, impassive, and a ruthless man.
- He is quite aloof and a bit slow on the uptake.
- They remained aloof reponses from the organization.
- I came to perceive the global formation in aloof distance.
- Scamp apologizes to his dad for his selfishness and aloofness.
- He is active, yet aloof, like the gods on the Parthenon Frieze.
- Connolly stood aloof from the leadership of the Irish Volunteers.
- Onyame was traditionally supposed to be aloof and away from the Earth.
- It means approaching the article in as neutral and aloof a form possible.
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