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Word of the Day
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aloof
a·loof
əˈlo͞of
adjective
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
"they were courteous but faintly aloof"
synonyms: distant, detached, unfriendly, antisocial, unsociable, avoidant, remote, unapproachable, formal, stiff, withdrawn, reserved, unforthcoming, uncommunicative, unsympathetic; informalstandoffish
"part of their strategy is to remain aloof during the first stages of negotiation"
conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, typically through distaste.
"he stayed aloof from the bickering"