Standoffishly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  standoffish \stand*off"ish\, stand-offish \stand-off"ish\a.
     Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not
     friendly.
  
     Syn: offish.
          [PJC] -- {stand*off"ish*ness}, n. -- {stand*off"ish*ly},


          adv.
          [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  standoffishly
       adv : in a standoffish manner; "standoffishly, he declined the
             invitation to the office party"