off-putting
off-putting adjective: disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.
Adjective
off-putting (comparative more off-putting, superlative most off-putting)
- Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.
- His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.
off-putting meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
off-putting in Tamil
- disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- அருவருப்பான aruvaruppāṉa
off-putting in Malayalam
- disagreeable, unpleasant, unappealing
- അരോചകം, അഹിതകരമായ, ആകർഷകമല്ലാത്ത, അനാകർഷകമായ, ജിഹ്മ, അഭംഗിയുള്ള
- demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening
- നിരുത്സാഹപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന, മനസ്സുമടുപ്പിക്കുന്ന, ഭഗ്നോത്സാഹനാക്കുന്ന, ആത്മവീര്യം കെടുത്തുന്ന, ക്ഷീണോത്സാഹനാക്കുന്ന, അധെെര്യപ്പെത്തുന്ന
Forms of off-putting
| comparative | more off-putting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most off-putting |
| alternative form | offputting |
Origin of off-putting
From put off, equivalent to off- + putting.
Words formed from off-putting
Questions about off-putting
- What does off-putting mean?
- Off-putting means disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.
- What is off-putting in Tamil?
- Off-putting in Tamil is அருவருப்பான (aruvaruppāṉa). See Off-putting meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is off-putting?
- Off-putting is an adjective.
Words near off-putting in the dictionary
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