off-putting
Example Sentences
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And as off-putting as it may be, this rebellion from pleasant form is innately, delightfully feminine.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 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
I find it off-putting when someone communicating with me doesn’t have the courtesy to compose his own email.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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
He smiled whenever he spoke, which made him all the more off-putting.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
