Off-putting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  off-putting \off-putting\ adj.
     1. hard to deal with.
  
     Syn: awkward, disconcerting, embarrassing, sticky, tight,
          unenviable.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. tending to repel.
  
     Syn: unappealing.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
                The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting
                and sterile.                        --Elizabeth
                                                    Hess

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  off-putting
       adj 1: causing annoyance or repugnance; "an off-putting remark"
       2: tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are
          off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess