aloof aloof /əˈluːf/

adjective

1. () Remote in manner  ( distant , upstage , aloof )
   remote in manner
    Stood apart with aloof dignity
   stood apart with aloof dignity
    A distant smile
   a distant smile
    He was upstage with strangers
   he was upstage with strangers
   

adverb

1. In an aloof manner  ( aloof )
   in an aloof manner
    The local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough
   the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough