offish

off·ish

 (ô′fĭsh, ŏf′ĭsh)

adj.

Inclined to be distant and reserved; aloof.

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off′ish·ly adv.

off′ish·ness n.

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offish

(ˈɒfɪʃ)

adj

informal aloof or distant in manner

ˈoffishly adv

ˈoffishness n

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off•ish

(ˈɔ fɪʃ, ˈɒf ɪʃ)

adj.

aloof; unapproachable.

[1825–35, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

offish - lacking cordiality; unfriendly; "a standoffish manner" standoffish unapproachable - discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"

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offish

adjective

Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:

aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn.

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Translations

riservato

offish

adj, offishly

adv (inf) → reserviert, unnahbar, kühl (fig), → steif (fig)

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