Adverb : They always stood aloof from their classmates. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof. From Dictionary.com.
"I do not have to answer to you," she snapped aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [Unicorn Point]
Now I'm considered "Feisty", instead of aloofly uninterested.:: sigh. From Wordnik.com. [wilberteets Diary Entry] Reference
Mrs. Swithin and William surveyed the view aloofly, and with detachment. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Acts] Reference
“You had too much euphoriac, Wilson,” he said, aloofly sympathetic. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
Ministers, who would once pass journalists aloofly, now stop to say hello. From Wordnik.com. [It's game over for Labour in Brighton] Reference
"If you're referring to me," she said aloofly, "I'm not your 'belongings.'". From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
Like the rest of the clan, Haley had been aloofly superior at first -- the typical. From Wordnik.com. [Zeta Exchange A Terran Empire story] Reference
It was a gloomy gray clapboard, set rather aloofly from the road behind a scruffy row of boxwood. From Wordnik.com. [Danielle Crittenden: The Reno: Falling in Love] Reference
I walk through the house alone, glass of wine in my hand, compelled by some aloofly assumed contempt to mock it all. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Savage] Reference
Thus, he was seldom bored, whether gregariously mixing with people or aloofly studying their composition under a microscope. From Wordnik.com. [Left to Die] Reference
"Fairly aloofly," said one insider, who theorized that Mr. Mays has other things on his mind, like the possible Vibe purchase. From Wordnik.com. [New York's Deborah Mitchell Jumps to Ed Kosner's Sunday Daily News] Reference
Saluting aloofly his Fate, he made swift with his story. From Wordnik.com. [Traffics and Discoveries] Reference
Saluting aloofly his Fate, he made swift with his story. From Wordnik.com. [Songs from Books] Reference
He drew himself upright quickly and stepped back aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel] Reference
“There are only aloofly, friendly, and more than friendly.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Lunatic at Large] Reference
` ` There are only aloofly, friendly, and more than friendly. ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Lunatic At Large] Reference
They were still comically stiff-legged and bristly as they aloofly sniffed noses. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 35] Reference
Samuel Marlowe was not one of those who pass aloofly by when there is excitement toward. From Wordnik.com. [Three Men and a Maid] Reference
All her life she had gone about calmly and aloofly, her head in the clouds, her feet on mountain-tops. From Wordnik.com. [Parrot & Co.] Reference
They gazed aloofly out the window and waited for telegrams from girls they would see the following week. From Wordnik.com. [VQR] Reference
Agatha came in presently, and after nodding stiffly to Carson, seated herself and gazed aloofly out of a window. From Wordnik.com. ['Firebrand' Trevison] Reference
And who are you to set yourself above all other posters in this thread and cooly, aloofly charge us with being "unclassy?". From Wordnik.com. [courierpress.com Stories] Reference
He looked at Angela and said aloofly, "I am punishing him for being a man without honor. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Swinging his stick aloofly, he stalked to the Bodleian and vouchsafed, "That, sir, is the. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man] Reference
"If you refer to Mr. Rickard," he said aloofly, "I may say that he is not a friend ... yet. From Wordnik.com. [The Bells of San Juan] Reference
Swinging his stick aloofly, he stalked to the Bodleian and vouchsafed, “That, sir, is the. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn] Reference
'Very well,' he said aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]
"On the contrary," said Shavas aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [Brothers Majere]
Or, just look aloofly off to your side. From Wordnik.com. [Pockets! - A Dress A Day] Reference
She turned away, aloofly ignoring him. From Wordnik.com. [Covergent Series]
And I warmed, till living aloofly loomed duller. From Wordnik.com. [The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century] Reference
Aurilac waved aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [The Mocking Program]
"You're overtired," he said aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher and Columbus] Reference
‘Don’t worry,’ he said aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Man's Royal Mistress]
“Don’t worry about it,” Telzey told him aloofly. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Federation Of The Hub]
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