Off-putting

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.

    "His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting."

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to repel wordnet
  2. 2
    causing annoyance or repugnance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unamused

Example

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"His casual chauvinism was highly off-putting."

Etymology

From put off, equivalent to off- + putting.

Related phrases

off-puttingly

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