Aloof and Nasty

Aloof

Aloof adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.

Nasty and aloof are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Aloof".

Nearby Words: aloofness, aloofly

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Aloof and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aloof" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Velvet Underground According to Cale's autobiography What's Welsh for Zen, when they were making music together in the very early days of the Velvet Underground, they were seen as "weird, sadistic, aloof, and nasty," as Cale puts it, and were seen as so close to one another that everyone was certain they were gay.
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