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]
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. 2012