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off-putting

[awf-poot-ing, of-] / ˈɔfˌpʊt ɪŋ, ˈɒf- /






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She’s objectively off-putting, which makes her bitingly human.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Restaurant tabs are off-putting, contractors are expensive and taxes are high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"It's annoying, to be honest, like when we want to eat, I lose my appetite. The smell is just off-putting."

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The corporatization of Vimeo was also off-putting because Vimeo’s whole image, from jump, was to be something different from the other video platforms popping up in the transition to Web 2.0.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

I think, in his unbelievably off-putting way, he’s trying to “hang out.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman