standoffish

"I suspect people may have thought 'oh he's pretty standoffish' but it's a combination of shyness and not knowing what to say," he said.

“Some of them were more standoffish, but Liam always was fun-loving and approachable,” the cinematographer told The Times.

I went from being very standoffish about him and not trusting him to really enjoying our conversations.

If we go along with the story at all, it’s thanks to Fanning, who resists the temptation of softening the edges of her stock character — a guilt-ridden young woman who hides behind a detached facade because “you wouldn’t like me if you knew the real me” — while also making the standoffish Mina worth caring for.

Or maybe the grouchy, standoffish, self-righteous pain in the butt is a character that resonates in Denmark.