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standoffish
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reserved, aloof, or distant in one's interactions with others, often conveying a sense of unfriendliness or coldness
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
qualitative
Superlative
most standoffish
Comparative
more standoffish
gradable
Examples
Despite his warm smile, she found him to be rather standoffish at the party, keeping to himself in the corner.
Lexical Tree
standoffishly
standoffishness
standoffish
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