off-putting
adjective
off-put·ting
ˈȯf-ˌpu̇-tiŋ 
: that puts one off : repellent, disconcerting
an off-putting attitude
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Sinks can get pretty nasty and develop an extremely off-putting smell.
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
These issues can be particularly off-putting to American customers, who have come to expect a seamless online experience tailored to their cultural preferences.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Three people present described the manner of the two strangers as detached and off-putting, and said their story just did not add up.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
These issues can be particularly off-putting to American customers, who have come to expect a seamless online experience tailored to their cultural preferences.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Three people present described the manner of the two strangers as detached and off-putting, and said their story just did not add up.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-putting
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“Off-putting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-putting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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