STAND-OFFISH


Meaning of STAND-OFFISH in English

stand-of ‧ fish BrE AmE , standoffish /ˌstænd ˈɒfɪʃ $ -ˈɒːf-/ adjective informal

rather unfriendly and formal SYN aloof :

She was cold and stand-offish.

—stand-offishly adverb

—stand-offishness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.