offish

Example Sentences

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But the only man who takes an interest in him is an offish fellow named Fitzgerald.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2017

Within a couple of weeks of me moving in we went out for a meal, and as we came back he was basically quite offish with me, and I just didn't understand.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2016

The positioning can be creepily over-friendly or offish.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2014

The Canadian-born Todd plans to build a new ark on Prince Edward Island, Canada; another offshoot is being started up in Costa Rica, where McLarney is now looking for other varieties offish to raise.

From Time Magazine Archive

I let that down, baited, and I waited to see what sort offish I would catch.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich