English to English
aloof
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noun (n)
- Same as Alewife.(noun)source: webster1913
preposition (pre)
- Away from; clear from.(preposition)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- in an aloof manner(adv.all)Example:
The local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough.
source: wordnet30 - At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.(adverb)source: webster1913