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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aloof \A*loof"\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Alewife}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aloof \A*loof"\, adv [Pref. a- + loof, fr D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word to the windward. See {Loof}, {Luff}.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away Our palace stood aloof from streets. --Dryden. 2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. --I. Taylor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aloof \A*loof"\, prep. Away from clear from [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aloof adj : remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile" [syn: {distant}] adv : in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
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