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aloofly

aloofly adverb: in an aloof manner.

Adverb

aloofly (comparative more aloofly, superlative most aloofly)

  1. In an aloof manner.
    • With symphonies soft and sweet colour
      It courted me then,
      Till evasions seemed wrong,
      Till evasions gave in to its song,
      And I warmed, until living aloofly loomed duller
      Than life among men.1919, Thomas Hardy, “For Life I Had Never Cared Greatly”, in Moments of Vision
    • The girl, with eyebrows arched aloofly, continued to glance about the street[.]1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 87

Forms of aloofly

comparativemore aloofly
superlativemost aloofly

Origin of aloofly

From aloof + -ly.

Questions about aloofly

What does aloofly mean?
Aloofly means in an aloof manner.
What part of speech is aloofly?
Aloofly is an adverb.

Words near aloofly in the dictionary

  1. aloo pies
  2. aloo tikki
  3. aloo tikkis
  4. aloof
  5. aloofliest
  6. aloofly
  7. aloofness
  8. aloofnesses
  9. aloon-aloon
  10. aloos
  11. aloose

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