stand-offishly

stand-offishly
stand-off·ish·ly
[-ˈɒfɪʃli, AM -ˈɑ:fɪʃ-]
adv (pej fam) kühl, distanziert
to sniff \stand-offishly at sth über etw akk verächtlich die Nase rümpfen

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