Sekirov Dictionary

aloof

/əˈluːf/

adverb 2
adjective 1
preposition 1
forms 2

adverb2

•
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- Sisyphus also I saw, with unwelcomest taskage tormented, / Toilsomely hoisting aloof, unassisted, a ponderous round stone. — 1829
Without sympathy; unfavorably.

adjective1

Either physically or emotionally remote: distant, standoffish.

preposition1

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(no longer used) Away from; clear of.
- Rivetus […] would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. — 1643

forms

more aloof · most aloof

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