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STANDOFFISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does standoffish mean?
• STANDOFFISH (adjective)
The adjective STANDOFFISH has 1 sense:
1. lacking cordiality; unfriendly
Familiarity information: STANDOFFISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking cordiality; unfriendly
Synonyms:
offish; standoffish
Context example:
a standoffish manner
Similar:
unapproachable (discouraging intimacies; reserved)
Derivation:
standoffishness (a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner)
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