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• s  causing annoyance or repugnance
  an off-putting remark
• s  tending to repel
  The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess

• You single out the secretive guy at the end of the block with the off-putting tics, who perhaps has a couple of incidents in his past that will hinder an effective defense.
• Now, the genius thing can be off-putting because.
• The very title Synecdoche, New York is off-putting.

News & Articles

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• Surprisingly Versatile: Ostwald Helgason’s Jacquard Ruffle Dress
  Ostwald Helgason's multipurpose nude silk dress is sexy without being off-putting. It also feels sporty, featuring that fun sorbet stripe racing diagonally down to the under-pleated ruffle. Wear it with a sandal for an easy day look, or compliment the coral with a bold red suede heel for a look ... More »
  June 11, 2013 - New York Magazine
• 10 Tips for Company Color Schemes
  A startup could offer the most innovative software, the most disruptive service, the greatest thing ever available for purchase in the history of commerce — but if the company color scheme is off-putting, its customers might decide to shop elsewhere SEE ALSO: 10 Tools for Creating Brilliant Color Schemes What color conveys about a brand is more complex than you think. To find out more, we asked ...
  June 10, 2013 - Mashable
• Movie review: Dark comedy ‘Sightseers’ more off-putting than funny
  Movie review: Dark comedy ‘Sightseers’ more off-putting than funny by Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 6, 2013 03:51PM MDT “Sightseers” is a dark comedy from Britain that’s so intent on being dark that it sometimes neglects to be a comedy. Alice Lowe and Steve Oram (who co-wrote the film) star as Tina and Chris, who have been dating a short while and are taking their first ...
  June 6, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Quotes

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• Christina Applegate in International Herald Tribune
  You walk into this single-car garage and there's this beautiful set .......... and it's so ridiculous and off-putting you just sort of wind up saying things you wouldn't normally say on a regular talk show,Applegate said by e-mail.
• Kenny Jackett in BBC News
  Millwall manager Kenny Jackett said: "There were one or two rushes and then towards the end of the game you see the police horses come out. I don't think it was off-putting for us."
• Brian Fuentes in MLB.com
  Yeah, for sure [it was off-putting],Fuentes said. "You always want to come in and have a clean inning. Not that you won't give up a leadoff hit or walk of your own."