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aloof
aloof
/əˈluːf/
adjective
(
)
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
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
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