See standoffish on Wiktionary
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"feminine"
],
"word": "huraña"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "unsociable",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "antisocial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "unsociable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arisco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "unsociable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hosco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "unsociable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hurón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "unsociable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "apartadizo"
}
],
"word": "standoffish"
}
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