aloofly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English aloof Middle English -ly English -ly English aloofly From aloof + -ly.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more aloofly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most aloofly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi etäisesti (in an aloof manner) · fi kylmäkiskoisesti (in an aloof manner) · fi varautuneesti (in an aloof manner)