offish
adjective
aloof; unapproachable; standoffish.
offishness
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a word derived from
offish.
Example Sentences
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If you don’t suggest offishness, none will be suspected.
From At the Crossroads by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock
I feel that offishness is my strong holt—and endearin' myself to the masses.
From Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician by Marietta Holley
I never saw anybody so persistent as you were, Dolly; you fairly pushed her into stiffness and offishness.
From Hope Benham A Story for Girls by Nora Perry
Dorothy had, in truth, received the rigorously courteous overtures of her future mother with the polite offishness of a scared but well-trained child, and the proud elder woman had not increased them.
From Madelon A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Carl could not tell whether their offishness came from unfriendliness or from embarrassment.
From O Pioneers! by Willa Sibert Cather
