A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALOOF

Wed, 5 Nov '25
Hard to get to, in a way
Thu, 30 Oct '25
*It's used to scrub in the tub
Sun, 19 Oct '25
Chilly
Tue, 25 Feb '25
Not very approachable
Thu, 20 Feb '25
Icy
Fri, 22 Nov '24
Cool
Fri, 22 Mar '24
Reserved
Tue, 6 Feb '24
Standoffish
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Standoffish
Sun, 23 Oct '22
Standoffish
Mon, 8 Nov '21
Socially distant