Thesaurus: aloof

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1. n. Same as Alewife.
2. adv. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
3. adv. Without sympathy; unfavorably.
4. prep. Away from; clear from.
5. adj. remote in manner
6. adv. in an aloof manner
7. Same as Alewife. 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden. 2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor. Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.
8. j:100 s. remote in manner r. in an aloof manner