come off as
phrase
: to seem to be (a specified quality or character)
He's really just shy, but he comes off as a little arrogant.
He came off as a stuffy old man.
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“Come off as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off%20as. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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