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stand-offish

stand-off·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stand aw-fish, of-ish]
    • /stænd ˈɔ fɪʃ, ˈɒf ɪʃ/
    • /stænd ˈɒf.ɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stand aw-fish, of-ish]
    • /stænd ˈɔ fɪʃ, ˈɒf ɪʃ/

Definitions of stand-offish word

  • adjective stand-offish If you say that someone is stand-offish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way. 0
  • adjective stand-offish Alternative spelling of standoffish. 0
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Parts of speech for Stand-offish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Stand-offish

stand-offish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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