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aloof
(/@/'l/u/f )

noun (n)

  • Same as Alewife.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Away from; clear from.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • in an aloof manner(adv.all)
    Example:
    The local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough.
    source: wordnet30
  • At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • remote in manner(adj.all)
    Example:
    Stood apart with aloof dignity.
    Synonym:
    distant, upstage
    source: wordnet30
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