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Meaning of "aloofly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALOOFLY

aloofly  [əˈluːflɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALOOFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aloofly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ALOOFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aloofly in the English dictionary

The definition of aloofly in the dictionary is in a way that shows a distant, unsympathetic or supercilious manner, attitude or feeling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALOOFLY


beautifully
ˈbjuːtɪflɪ
briefly
ˈbriːflɪ
chiefly
ˈtʃiːflɪ
Chifley
ˈtʃɪflɪ
deafly
ˈdɛflɪ
gruffly
ˈɡrʌflɪ
housewifely
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ
liefly
ˈliːflɪ
purfly
ˈpɜːflɪ
rifely
ˈraɪflɪ
roughly
ˈrʌflɪ
ruffly
ˈrʌflɪ
safely
ˈseɪflɪ
sniffly
ˈsnɪflɪ
snuffly
ˈsnʌflɪ
stiffly
ˈstɪflɪ
toughly
ˈtʌflɪ
unsafely
ʌnˈseɪflɪ
unwifely
ʌnˈwaɪflɪ
wifely
ˈwaɪflɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALOOFLY

aloha
aloin
alone
alonely
aloneness
along
along with
alongshore
alongshoreman
alongside
alongst
aloo
aloof
aloofness
alopecia
alopecic
alopecoid
Alost
aloud
alow

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALOOFLY

barfly
black fly
blowfly
butterfly
caddis fly
dragonfly
dry fly
firefly
fly
fruit fly
housefly
let fly
mayfly
on the fly
overfly
refly
sandfly
sawfly
stonefly
whitefly

Synonyms and antonyms of aloofly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aloofly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALOOFLY

Find out the translation of aloofly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aloofly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aloofly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

aloofly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aloofly
570 millions of speakers

English

aloofly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aloofly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aloofly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отрешенно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aloofly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aloofly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aloofly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aloofly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aloofly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

aloofly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aloofly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aloofly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aloofly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aloofly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलओफली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aloofly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aloofly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aloofly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відчужено
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aloofly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

aloofly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aloofly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aloofly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aloofly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aloofly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALOOFLY»

The term «aloofly» is used very little and occupies the 161.366 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of aloofly
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «aloofly».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALOOFLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aloofly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aloofly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aloofly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALOOFLY»

Discover the use of aloofly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aloofly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Frontiers in Higher Education
However, more than a third of respondents (35.6%) are concerned regarding the behaviour of their classmates in such a condition: "I am afraid physical defects would be an object of ridicule, and the children would be treated aloofly." Many ...
Linda W. Cooke, 2007
2
New Selected Poems of Stevie Smith
But the Form, the airy One, frowns an airy frown, What they say he knows must be , but he looks aloofly down, Looks aloofly at his feet, looks aloofly at his hands, Knows they must, as prophets say, nailed be to wooden bands. As he knows the  ...
Stevie Smith, 1988
3
Collected Poems
But the Form, the airy One, frowns an airy frown, What they say he knows must be , but he looks aloofly down, Looks aloofly at his feet, looks aloofly at his hands, Knows they must, as prophets say, nailed be to wooden bands. As he knows the  ...
Stevie Smith, James MacGibbon, 1983
4
The Beggars' Pursuit
Even his teacup, he lifts aloofly. I was embarrassed I hadn't ask Emma to get the most expensive tea from London. His Negro de Paris French accent is a testament to how dedicated he is to being aloof. “And he didn't even smile at my joke, the ...
Christian Filostrat, 2007
5
Intelligence Beyond Thought: Exploding the Mechanism of Mind
See the game simply and aloofly, without any motive or reaction and without being part of it. There will only be an observation without anyone observing. Seeing, sensing and aloofly observing will guide one without one's getting caught in the ...
Dada, 2006
6
Quaestio Subtilissima
The latter is in turn aloofly purged from those associations with substance which grammar and usage would still permit. That purge initiates the ascent to functorial (s/n) terms, i.e. to the level of the quidditative. The problem of paronymy persists ...
Desmond Paul Henry, 1984
7
Women in White Address Book
Women in white, sophisticated, enchanting, aloofly seductive, and extensively painted and photographed by renowned turn-of-the-century artists, are the subject of this charming address book. 20 color and 20 duotone illustrations.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff, 1989
8
The English spirit: the Little Gidding anthology of English ...
But the Form, the airy One, frowns an airy frown, What they say he knows must be , but he looks aloofly down, Looks aloofly at his feet, looks aloofly at his hands, Knows they must, as prophets say, nailed be to wooden bands. As he knows the  ...
Paul Handley, Fiona MacMath, Robert Van De Weyer, 1988
9
A quest for the post-historical Jesus
But the Form, the airy One, frowns an airy frown, What they say he knows must be , but he looks aloofly down, Looks aloofly at his feet, looks aloofly at his hands, Knows they must, as prophets say, nailed be to wooden bands. As he knows the  ...
William Hamilton, 1994
10
Chapters into Verse : Poetry in English Inspired by the ...
But the Form, the airy One, frowns an airy frown, What they say he knows must be , but he looks aloofly down, Looks aloofly at his feet, looks aloofly at his hands, Knows they must, as prophets say, nailed be to wooden bands. As he knows the  ...
Robert Atwan Professor of English Seton Hall University, Laurance Wieder Poet and Instructor Dowling College, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALOOFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aloofly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LBI's Feral Cats Fading Away; Salt Assault on Biting Flies
However, as she was cleaning a dish, in a slow circular motion, her eyes would be aloofly fixed straight ahead. We always knew the game was ... «The SandPaper, Jun 15»
2
Breaking Travel News investigates: The Ampersand Hotel, London
... across other chairs' upholstery, and in one striking piece of art, a blackbird is nestled inside a teacup, gazing out aloofly across the room. «Breaking Travel News, Jun 15»
3
'Saint Laurent' Tracks Iconic Designer's Untimely Demise
It's a stubbornly oblique, aloofly stylish and oddly compelling film that offers little biographical context or narrative form, instead compiling a ... «San Antonio Current, Jun 15»
4
Live Review: The Vaccines at The Hippodrome, Kingston (28/05/2015)
The ensemble clearly have an incredible stage presence and the manner in which they aloofly strolled out from the backstage had the crowd ... «The National Student, Jun 15»
5
Hawaiian school graduation video goes viral
Eliminate the aloofly cool kids, the posers, the stoner's, the cliques, the jocks, the gamer nerds and the lazy, disaffected loners who'd never be ... «WEEI.com, Jun 15»
6
'The Bachelorette' Recap: Sex Ed, Sumo Wrestling and a Bromance
She sits down next to Clint, who aloofly gazes off, and Shawn grabs the opportunity to steal her away. He has real feelings and wishes they had ... «BuddyTV, Jun 15»
7
Food in a basket
“Does anybody offer that anymore?”. Obviously they do, and obviously I'd upset her, because she held a menu out at me and, rather aloofly, pointed at one item. «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
8
Civility and the politics of selective indignation
But up to the time of migration, the communities of Tremolesworth and Dean Pen, in which these men lived, protected them, if even aloofly. «Jamaica Observer, May 15»
9
ONE TAKE ON JAPANESE CINEMA: No romance please, we're …
This is most noticeable in the way the central duo drift aloofly through life with little discernible passion or purpose, both having given up on ... «Asahi Shimbun, May 15»
10
Trend Test-Drive: Can Dip-Dyed Hair Be Cool?
Or the discovery of this Chanel eyeglasses ad with model Charlotte Free, who gazes aloofly into the distance, her entire head of hair an ... «Glamour, May 15»

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