Definitions for offish

offish off·ish

Spelling: [aw-fish, of-ish]
IPA: /ˈɔ fɪʃ, ˈɒf ɪʃ/

Offish is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in offish (ffhios).

Definitions for offish

adjective

  1. aloof; unapproachable; standoffish.

Origin of offish

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; off + -ish1

Examples for offish

Yesterday rather "offish" whole day; felt just as though "it wouldn't come."

Then in her offish way she asked if we were through with her lexicon.

For at least an hour next morning Vedder was very dignified and offish.

Moreover, being an army girl, as he had learned, she should not be so offish with an officer.

"I guess I'll go to the graveyard, anyway," said the cow-puncher in his offish voice, and looking fixedly in front of him.

The voices of the ticket speculator and of the merchant of "offish'l Score Cards" were heard upon every side.

It might be a new sensation to kiss Susan, always so prim and offish.

She could 107 not understand what the matter really was with him—why he acted in so offish a manner.

I wanta go back to the offish and clean out that bunch of stiffs.

She was unwilling to disclose her secret, lest the knowledge of it might make Wilbur offish and so embarrass her efforts.

Word Value for offish
Scrable

15

Words with friends

14

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