10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFISHLY»
Discover the use of
offishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
offishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
... I stalkiness I storability I spontaneism I stamp I stormer I spontaneist I stamp
hinge I storming I spoom I standardize I straddle I sport I stand-off I strand 2
sportsdrome I stand-offishly I strange 2, 3 sporty I star I strange attractor 3 spot I
star-fruit I ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner,
1997
2
Humiliation: And Other Essays on Honor, Social Discomfort, ...
The boy, a year older than our daughter, was not a very frequent playmate of
Bess's and we were only on cordial but stand- offishly neighborly terms with his
parents. What luck, I thought, that she had thought to have something ready for
the ...
3
The Walking Doll: Or, The Asters and Disasters of Society
I want to be a good friend to your father, (and to you, too, if you'll. permit), but you
must see that he treats me offishly. Hav'n't you the slightest idea why ?" " He
never tells me anything now." With a sigh. " Don't I always treat both of you well ?
Robert Henry Newell,
1872
4
Indian Novelists in English: Critical Perspectives
... Stapleton on its maiden arrival near Kishorganj: As the house-boat stood
moored a little stand-offishly, we... gaped at it in wonder. It seemed to be a palace
in comparison not only with the other boats but also with our houses. But in spite
of ...
5
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
"If onlyit weren'tdung," saidEffie offishly, "anythingbut dung, I shouldn'tbeso
particular. And pleaseremember, I'm a young widow who losther husband only
three days ago under the most tragic circumstanceshe was gobbled up by the ...
6
The Birds of Paradise: Alfred Russel Wallace: a Life
He added, rather stand-offishly, “Though agreeing with you on your conclusions
in the paper, I believe I go much further than you; but it is too long a subject to
enter on my speculative notions.” In retrospect, this sounded like a warning to
keep ...
“Na true,” said Lilly Loveless, show-offishly. Britney took out her gloss and started
applying it to her lips. Lilly Loveless had never seen her do this before. She
watched, mesmerized. Britney returned the gloss to her bag and asked what Lilly
...
Francis B. Nyamnjoh,
2009
8
Paper Cranes: A Mother's Story of Hope, Courage and ...
When the re-enactment had been completed, Cheryll (Josh's mum) and I both
noticed the other driver and his wife acting very stand-offishly. Sensing
something was troubling them, I approached them and said that Jonathan was
doing much ...
And as she was saying to herself “Now, I wonder what—”, again a puff! as if the
bottom there was volcanic and in action; upon which up she sprang, ghast, as
from an adder, to bend stand-offishly, agaze at it; and now again, a third time, up
it ...
10
Men, Women, and Vehicles: Prose Works
Man is older, redfaced. So's Fred, now clearly drunk. "Have somethin special, a
Scotch Mist'sa kinda martini." "No thanks," the woman says, rather stand-offishly. "
Know you're thinking we don't know one nother very well. Let me rememdy that.
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFISHLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
offishly is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: The Bodyguard Musical, Newcastle Theatre Royal
... up - stalker and subsequently reliant on a former CIA agent - played suitably stand-offishly by Stuart Reid - who has been hired to protect her. «The Journal, Apr 15»
Cultural shorts: from Damon Albarn to Wexford arts
... many times the towel has been thrown in on the band, robots globally are being trained how to stand-offishly wear Fila jackets and drink pints ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»
Lessons from the stylish: Petra Stunt
Many share a Wallis Simpson-esque gold big cat snarling stand-offishly from the clasps. Now designing handbags (and the lookbook, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
PHOTOS Shawn Reynolds from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik
That is just plain put-offishly unappealing.) Financial adviser Shawn Reynolds from Season 16 of the Bachelor with Ben Flajnik Soccer player ... «Starcasm.net, Dec 11»
Appreciation: David Foster Wallace 1962-2008
... jealously wrote this: "David Foster Wallace writes so beautifully, is so show-offishly smart and understands the intricacies of human emotion ... «TIME, Sep 08»