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a•loof
Pronunciation: (u-lOOf'), [key]—
adv.
at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart:
They always stood aloof from their classmates.
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adj.
reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested:
Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.