offish
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adjective \ˈȯ-fish\Definition of OFFISH
— off·ish·ness noun
Examples of OFFISH
- <she was consistently surly and offish with the would-be suitors who came calling>
Origin of OFFISH
1off
First Known Use: 1827
Related to OFFISH
- Synonyms
- aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, cool, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable
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