Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in a standoffish manner;
- Example: "standoffishly, he declined the invitation to the office party"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
standoffish \stand*off"ish\, stand-offish \stand-off"ish\a.
Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not
friendly.
Syn: offish.
[PJC] -- stand*off"ish*ness, n. -- stand*off"ish*ly,
adv.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
standoffishly
adv 1: in a standoffish manner; "standoffishly, he declined the
invitation to the office party"