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Definition of Off-putting
1. Adjective. Causing annoyance or repugnance. "An off-putting remark"
2. Adjective. Tending to repel. "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"
Definition of Off-putting
1. Adjective. Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Off-putting
Literary usage of Off-putting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Isabel, the Young Wife and the Old Love by John Cordy Jeaffreson (1857)
"George signified his assent by giving the book into Esther's hands and running
off, putting an end to this interesting interview in the dark by a cordial ..."
2. Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts by Colin MacKenzie (1854)
"Sweeten it with loaf sugar, and let it stand a month—then bottle it off, putting
a lump of loaf sugar into every bottle. Stone eight pounds of black ..."
3. Sabbath evening readings on the New Testament by John Cumming (1858)
"... until putting off, putting off, putting off becomes no longer a passion, but
an inveterate principle that dogs your existence to its last minute upon ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"You'll find the place on the second floor of number 21 Front Street, accessed
via a slightly off-putting, narrow stairway. Get beyond that, however, ..."
5. Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts by Colin MacKenzie (1867)
"Sweeten it with loaf .sugar nnd let it stand a month; then bottle it off, putting
a lump of sugar into every bottle. ..."
6. Old-time Recipes for Home Made Wines, Cordials and Liqueurs from Fruits by Helen S. Wright (1909)
"Let these stand a month close stopped; then bottle it off, putting a lump of
sugar into every bottle. CHERRY BRANDY, NO. 5 Take twelve pounds of cherries, ..."
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