stand-offish

Given his reputation, I was expecting him to be a bit stand-offish, but nothing could have been further from the truth.

Finger Lakes Wine 2009

Given his reputation, I was expecting him to be a bit stand-offish, but nothing could have been further from the truth.

Long Island Wine 2009

Ah, there, those stand-offish words will hear about the awards and want to return to the writing fold.

"It's as though I'm too young..." ellen_datlow 2010

When I got back to pick her up they were eating lunch and she was a bit stand-offish with me at first.

First (half) day « Mad Dave and Lil 2009

And one builds a family by being welcoming and approachable, not mysterious or stand-offish.

Michael Kaiser: Fundraising Is Not About Being Charming to Rich People Michael Kaiser 2011

Sometimes you may be forgiven for thinking that New Yorkers of any stripe can be cold, aloof, and stand-offish, and never more so than whilst strutting their stuff in a Chelsea leather bar, where the stakes are rather higher, at least as far as maintaining the masculinity credentials is concerned, than the opening of an art exhibition, or a midtown book party.

Archive 2009-01-01 2009

Maura in the books is dark-haired, intense, and stand-offish.

Susan Fogwell: New York Times Bestselling Author, Tess Gerritsen, Chats About Camden, Maine, Ice Cold & TNT Series Susan Fogwell 2010

In the act of relief, the prime minister called out: “Feeling stand-offish today, Winston?”

Matthew Yglesias » Strange Tales of Congressional Procedure 2010

Maura in the books is dark-haired, intense, and stand-offish.

Susan Fogwell: New York Times Bestselling Author, Tess Gerritsen, Chats About Camden, Maine, Ice Cold & TNT Series Susan Fogwell 2010

When I got back to pick her up they were eating lunch and she was a bit stand-offish with me at first.

2009 January « Mad Dave and Lil 2009