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Definition of Standoffish
1. Adjective. Lacking cordiality; unfriendly. "A standoffish manner"
Definition of Standoffish
1. Adjective. Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Standoffish
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Standoffish
Literary usage of Standoffish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1903)
"The great and only Max is more stiff and standoffish than ever this year," said
Huldah. " I 've simply given up trying to please her, for there's no justice ..."
2. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1910)
"The great and only Max is more stiff and standoffish than ever this year," said
Huldah. " I 've simply given up trying to please her, for there 's no ..."
3. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1872)
"... accessible at all times, and ready with such advice or assistance as the
occasion demanded, but yet they called him " high and standoffish. ..."
4. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1886)
"Not if you are as pert and standoffish with the young men as you are now, Nancie."
And Mrs. Monteith shook her head and looked severely across the room at ..."
5. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"In the United States, textile producers and apparel makers have traditionally
had standoffish or even hostile relations.25 The main concern of textile ..."
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