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Variant of aloof

adverb

at a distance but in view; apart

Origin: a-, a- + loof < Du loef, luff

adjective

at a distance; removed
distant in sympathy, interest, etc.; reserved and cool: her manner was aloof

Related Forms:

aloofly adverb
aloofness noun

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