off-putting
Example Sentences
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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
Keyishian’s gentle Theo is so solicitous that Sally’s abrasiveness begins to feel abusive, not to say theatrically off-putting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 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
Actually, I found the amount of attention that I was getting to be very off-putting.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
