standoffish
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She describes herself as “prickly and standoffish, selectively extroverted, largely humorless.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
Over the course of seven years, we saw them morph from standoffish children — often bullied because of the complexion of their skin — to two young, confident leaders.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
At a 1988 talk, the journalist Paul Goldberger asked Portman about the standoffish design of his Times Square Marriott Marquis.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023
She described Mrs. Ángela as standoffish, adding, “I don’t like her.”
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
You may well get a gut feeling that the applicant doesn’t really have what it takes, or maybe that he is a bit standoffish, or maybe that he doesn’t really want the job.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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