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

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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

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