: not pleasing or likable : causing you to feel dislike of someone or something
He has an off-putting [=unfriendly] manner.
The restaurant's décor was strangely off-putting.
The wording of the memo was very off-putting.
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“Off-putting.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/off-putting. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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