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offish

[ UK /ˈɒfɪʃ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. lacking cordiality; unfriendly
    a standoffish manner

How To Use offish In A Sentence

  • Someone who seems stand-offish could be hiding their attraction. The Sun
  • He's usually stand-offish but seems he and the Captain are talking more as of late so I think that gives us a full house.
  • Even the most stand-offish of neighbours had no choice but to bump into each other on the stairs.
  • You've heard that some of the girls at school think you're snobby and stand-offish.
  • Although initially stand-offish, Sistani ordered his people to co-operate with the Americans.
  • Okay, so she was sort of uptight and standoffish, but I didn't think much about it.
  • Don't assume all English accents betoken toffishness. Hit & Run
  • people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous
  • We're not stand-offish or snobbish with them. The Sun
  • His last speech was a good one, it summed up everything he's been working for, but it was a bit stand-offish.
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