Distant
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Both words in one sentence
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Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and Sir Thomas Bertram from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen — Both are principled and responsible, but also stiff and distant.
Source: Good Is Not Nice -
Apparently this other emcee had the rules down pat, but was rather stiff and distant and Mark Goodson, well-known to favor substance over style, chose Ward.
Source: Series / To Tell the Truth - On the next live episode (hosted by Channing Tatum with musical guest Bon Iver), Kristen Wiig actually did as Lana Del Rey on Weekend Update to address her horrid musical performance and call out the criticisms against her (and admit that, yes, as a singer, she is stiff, distant, and weird).
Source: Creator Killer / Music
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Stiff and Distant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/stiff
Distant & Stiff. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/stiff>.
Stiff or Distant. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/stiff.
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