Syn: awkward, disconcerting, embarrassing, sticky, tight,
unenviable.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. tending to repel.
Syn: unappealing.
[WordNet 1.5]
The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile. --Elizabeth Hess
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
off-putting — off .putting adj BrE if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, you do not like it or you think it is unattractive ▪ Some women found the competitive style of the discussions off putting. >off puttingly adv →put… … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-putting — off put|ting [ ɔf,putıŋ ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH 1. ) used for describing something that you want to avoid because it is unpleasant and not attractive: It tasted OK but the smell was a little off putting. 2. ) used for describing something that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-putting — off puttingly, adv. /awf poot ing, of /, adj. provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable. [1820 30; OFF + PUTTING, after v. phrase put off] * * * … Universalium
off-putting — 1570s, procrastinating, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + PUT (Cf. put) (v.). Meaning creating an unfavorable impression is first recorded 1894 … Etymology dictionary
off-putting — off′ put ting adj. cvb provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance: off putting remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
off-putting — [ôf′poot΄iŋ] adj. Chiefly Brit. tending to put one off; distracting, annoying, etc … English World dictionary
off-putting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasant or disconcerting … English terms dictionary
off-putting — adjective 1. causing annoyance or repugnance an off putting remark • Similar to: ↑displeasing 2. tending to repel The trappings of upper class life are off putting and sterile Elizabeth Hess • Similar to: ↑unappealing * * * ˈoff putting … Useful english dictionary
off-putting — adjective if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, it is strange or unpleasant and stops you from liking or being interested in them: Jack s aggressiveness is really off putting. see also: put sb/sth off put off… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off-putting — adj. (informal, esp. BrE) VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sth ▪ I find it very off putting when people don t look me in the eye. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fai … Collocations dictionary
