All 3 Uses of
aloof
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Give me thy torch, boy: hence, and stand aloof;— Yet put it out, for I would not be seen.†
Scene 5.3 *
- Give me the light; upon thy life I charge thee, Whate'er thou hear'st or seest, stand all aloof And do not interrupt me in my course.†
Scene 5.3
- He came with flowers to strew his lady's grave; And bid me stand aloof, and so I did: Anon comes one with light to ope the tomb; And by-and-by my master drew on him; And then I ran away to call the watch.†
Scene 5.3
Definition:
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(aloof) socially distant or uninterested in something that interests others -- often thinking oneself superior to others