Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stand-offish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
stand-off-ish
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

more stand-offish (comparative) most stand-offish (superlative)

Questions

What does stand-offish mean?
Alternative form of standoffish.

How to pronounce stand-offish

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