offish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′fish, of′ish)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
off•ish  (ô′fish, of′ish),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsaloof;
    unapproachable;
    standoffish.
  • off + -ish1 1825–35, American.
off′ish•ly, adv. 
off′ish•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
offish / ˈɒfɪʃ/
  1. aloof or distant in manner
ˈoffishlyˈoffishness

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