Definition of Aloofly

1. Adverb. In an aloof manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aloofly

1. aloof [adv] - See also: aloof

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aloofly

along of
along the lines
along the lines of
along with
alongest
alongshore
alongshoreman
alongshoremen
alongside
alongst
aloo
aloo chaat
aloo gobi
aloo gosht
aloof
aloofly (current term)
aloofness
aloofnesses
aloos
alopecia
alopecia areata
alopecia cicatrisata
alopecia disseminata
alopecia leprotica
alopecia marginalis
alopecia medicamentosa
alopecia mucinosa
alopecia pityrodes

Literary usage of Aloofly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1904)
"Saluting aloofly his Fate, he made swift with his story; And the words of his mouth were as slaves spreading carpets of glory Embroidered with names of the ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1790)
"In the latter view, the late promotion could not be defended a moment, it was molt fcan- d aloofly partial and ..."

3. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1921)
"But now, in the last movement, the classes and the masses mix in a variegated picture of unrestrained revelry. The quality still speak aloofly in the ..."

4. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Thomas Hardy (1917)
""FOR LIFE" Till evasions gave in to its song, And I warmed, until living aloofly loomed duller Than life among men. Anew I found nought to set eyes on, ..."

5. The Life of Whitelaw Reid by Royal Cortissoz (1921)
"Reid was a reformer himself, but he was too busy to sit upon a peak, too busy shepherding, amongst others, those who were thus aloofly elevated. ..."

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