ALOOF
\ɐlˈuːf], \ɐlˈuːf], \ɐ_l_ˈuː_f]\
Definitions of ALOOF
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
By Princeton University
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Same as Alewife.
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At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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Without sympathy; unfavorably.
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Away from; clear from.
By Oddity Software
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Same as Alewife.
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At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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Without sympathy; unfavorably.
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Away from; clear from.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Theodore Tilton
- American journalist, verse-writer, editor, lecturer; born in New York city, Oct. 2, 1835. was long known as editor on the Independent(1856-72). established Golden Age(newspaper), but retired from it after two years. 1883 went abroad, where remained. Besides numerous essays fugitive pieces, he has published: "The Sexton's Tale, and Other Poems"(1867); "Sanctum Sanctorum; or, An Editor's Proof Sheets"(1869); "Tempest-Tossed", a romance(1873); "Thou I"(1880); "Suabian Stories",(1882). Died 1907.