Aloof
Pronunciation : A*loof"
Part of Speech : n. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Same as Alewife.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : A*loof"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.]
Definition : 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden.
2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : A*loof"
Part of Speech : prep.
Definition : Defn: Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913