1
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"
"a distant smile"
"he was upstage with strangers"
2
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
1
in an aloof manner
"the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
2
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
Example Sentences
"stood apart with aloof dignity"
adjective
"a distant smile"
adjective
"he was upstage with strangers"
adjective
"the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
adverb
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