Pronunciation: /ˈɔːfɪʃ/
adjective showing a lack of friendliness or enthusiasm; reserved
A1 The new student seemed a bit offish at first, but warmed up quickly.
A2 She gave offish replies when asked about her weekend plans.
B1 The manager's offish attitude towards customers was starting to affect business.
B2 Despite his offish demeanor, he was actually quite friendly once you got to know him.
C1 Her offish behavior towards her colleagues made it difficult to work together effectively.
C2 The offish tone of his emails made it clear that he was not interested in further discussion.
adverb in a manner that shows a lack of friendliness or enthusiasm
A1 She looked offish when I tried to talk to her.
A2 The cat acted offish towards the new puppy.
B1 The customer service representative was a bit offish with me.
B2 He came across as offish during the job interview.
C1 Her offish demeanor made it difficult to approach her.
C2 Despite his offish behavior, he was actually quite friendly once you got to know him.
formal Her offish demeanor made it difficult for others to approach her at the networking event.
informal I could tell by his offish attitude that he wasn't in the mood to talk.
slang She was acting all offish when I asked her about the party.
figurative The dark clouds looming overhead gave the sky an offish appearance.
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