aloof

They should ask themselves instead how anyone as bored and aloof as Barack Obama could bother himself to hate anything.
No Drama Obama's Israel Ambivalence|James Poulos|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Utah mother charged with killing six of her infant children was described as cold and aloof by a neighbor.
Utah’s Murderer Mom Is a Monster but She’s Not the First|Steve Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I can see how it would make people come across as cagey or aloof.
How One Doctor Mastered the Art of Delivering Life-Changing Diagnoses|Russell Saunders|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aloof and bookish, Pius XI (Achille Ratti) spent years as a Vatican librarian before becoming a diplomat and cardinal.
How the Catholic Church Got in Bed with Mussolini|Jason Berry|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With irony and wit he charmed a nation, but displayed a detachment that kept him aloof from the passions of his time.
The New New Left Is No New Frontier and JFK Was No Liberal|James L. Swanson, Michael F. Bishop|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He would seem to stand outside the stress of his own time and aloof from the influences which commonly shape the artist.
Studies of Contemporary Poets|Mary C. Sturgeon
The Englishman, aloof but definitely enthralled, touched his mustache delicately and answered, "Quite."
Ten From Infinity|Paul W. Fairman
I was cold, and as haughty and aloof as she was herself, but I used every art I knew of to draw her out and make her talk.
Man and Maid|Elinor Glyn
They played under a glaring electric light in the heat of the day, yet they seemed cool, aloof, immune from bodily discomfort.
Gigolo|Edna Ferber
When he had gone, Rashîd appeared before me, stern and aloof as the Recording Angel.
Oriental Encounters|Marmaduke Pickthall

British Dictionary definitions for aloof

aloof

/ (əˈluːf) /

adjective

distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling

Derived Forms

aloofly, adverbaloofness, noun

Word Origin for aloof

C16: from a- 1 + loof, a variant of luff

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