aloof

1. n. Same as Alewife. Source: opted

2. adv. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Source: opted

3. adv. Without sympathy; unfavorably. Source: opted

4. prep. Away from; clear from. Source: opted

5. adj. remote in manner Source: wordnet

6. adv. in an aloof manner Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

8. j:100 s. remote in manner r. in an aloof manner Source: ecdict

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