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Added 9 October 2026

off-putting

adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about off-putting at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.
His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.

Origin

From put off, equivalent to off- + putting.

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