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- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
stand(-)offish
прил.
неприветливый, сдержанный, холодный
чопорный
Examples from texts
He rode past without so much as a glance at the wretched pair of peasants, but his gang proved less stand-offish.Он проехал мимо, даже не взглянув на жалких крестьян, зато его банда держалась попроще.Акунин, Борис / Турецкий ГамбитAkunin, Boris / Turkish GambitTurkish GambitAkunin, Boris© Boris Akunin 1998© Andrew Bromfield, translationТурецкий ГамбитАкунин, Борис© Copyright Борис Акунин
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in a formal / stand-offish manner
официально