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Definition of Aloofly
1. aloof [adv] - See also: aloof
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aloofly
Literary usage of Aloofly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1904)
"Saluting aloofly his Fate, he made swift with his story; And the words of his
mouth were as slaves spreading carpets of glory Embroidered with names of the ..."
2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1790)
"In the latter view, the late promotion could not be defended a moment, it was
molt fcan- d aloofly partial and ..."
3. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1921)
"But now, in the last movement, the classes and the masses mix in a variegated
picture of unrestrained revelry. The quality still speak aloofly in the ..."
4. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Thomas Hardy (1917)
""FOR LIFE" Till evasions gave in to its song, And I warmed, until living aloofly
loomed duller Than life among men. Anew I found nought to set eyes on, ..."
5. The Life of Whitelaw Reid by Royal Cortissoz (1921)
"Reid was a reformer himself, but he was too busy to sit upon a peak, too busy
shepherding, amongst others, those who were thus aloofly elevated. ..."
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