standoffish

[shifra]

Please tell me if the following is a grammatically correct useage of the word "standoffish":

If your classmates think you standoffish, you will seldom be included in their after school plans.

I have an excerpt from a story, title unknown. It reads as follows:

"Betty Marie knew that corps de ballet dancers, the dancers who performed as a group but had no solo parts, thought her standoffish."

Please help explain.

[Tdol]

It's fine to me. Someone who is standoffish doesn't mix much with other people, and is seen as rather haughty.

[M56]

Please tell me if the following is a grammatically correct useage of the word "standoffish":

If your classmates think you standoffish, you will seldom be included in their after school plans.

I have an excerpt from a story, title unknown. It reads as follows:

"Betty Marie knew that corps de ballet dancers, the dancers who performed as a group but had no solo parts, thought her standoffish."

Please help explain.

Yes, it is good usage.