standoffish

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He also knew his status - it was one of the reasons why he could appear standoffish to those he didn't know.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

“John was always kind of a standoffish kind of person,” Goldsmith said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

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

“I suppose I can be standoffish sometimes,” he admitted.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff