adjective
definition
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
Examples of standoffish in a Sentence
She is extremely standoffish and will only come around once every couple of days.
Your condo is so cold and standoffish.
She'd been acting standoffish since he sought her out at Damian's direction.
Perhaps. But I'm required to be standoffish a little while longer.
Once, religion might have been somewhat standoffish from consumerism, and only entered the marketplace to censor and condemn it.
On the other hand, the ship's officers were very standoffish.
On the other hand, the ship 's officers were very standoffish.
Most days, only the forgetful owner, this newly hired cleaning girl called Annie and a standoffish tabby are in residence.