- off-puttingly
- adverb see off-putting
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
off-puttingly
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off-puttingly — off put·ting·ly … English syllables
off-puttingly — adverb see off putting … Useful english dictionary
off-putting — off .putting adj BrE if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, you do not like it or you think it is unattractive ▪ Some women found the competitive style of the discussions off putting. >off puttingly adv →put… … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-putting — off puttingly, adv. /awf poot ing, of /, adj. provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable. [1820 30; OFF + PUTTING, after v. phrase put off] * * * … Universalium
off-putting — adjective if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, it is strange or unpleasant and stops you from liking or being interested in them: Jack s aggressiveness is really off putting. see also: put sb/sth off put off… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off-putting — adjective Date: 1828 that puts one off ; repellent, disconcerting < an off putting attitude > • off puttingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
off-putting — adjective unpleasant or disconcerting. Derivatives off puttingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
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