off-color

ɔf-ˈkʌlər

Definition

Definition of off-color - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

feeling slightly unwell or different

She felt off-color after eating the seafood.

ailing

indisposed

unwell

mildly inappropriate

slightly indecent or risqué

His off-color joke made some guests uncomfortable.

indecent

risqué

wrong color

Rare

not the expected or correct color

Rare

The shirt looked off-color under the store lights.

discolored

mismatched

unmatched

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Expressions with off-color

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off-color joke

joke that is rude or offensive

He got in trouble for telling an off-color joke at work.

Origin of off-color

English, off (not) + color (hue)

Terms with off-color included in their meaning

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bone

adj.

colors

off-white color similar to pale ivory

antique white

adj.

color

off-white color with a hint of yellow

eggshell

colors

very pale off-white color with a warm tone

crocking

fabric testing

test to see if fabric color rubs off

crocking

adj.

color loss

fading or rubbing off color

old lace

color

off-white color resembling aged lace

Examples of off-color in a sentence

After the long flight, she was a bit off-color.
The comedian's off-color remarks drew mixed reactions.
He apologized for his off-color comments.
The paint on the wall appeared off-color in daylight.
Her makeup seemed off-color compared to her dress.

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French:patraque, osé, ...
German:unwohl, schlüpfrig, ...
Italian:indisposto, indecente, ...
Spanish:indispuesto, indecente, ...
Portuguese:indisposto, impróprio, ...
Chinese:不太舒服, 低俗, ...
Japanese:体調が優れない, 下品な, ...
Arabic:مُتَوَعِّك, خَادِش, ...
Hebrew:לֹא טוֹב, גַּס, ...
Russian:недомогающий, неприличный, ...
Ukrainian:нездоровий, непристойний, ...
Hindi:अस्वस्थ, भद्दा, ...
Bengali:অসুস্থ, অশালীন, ...
Catalan:indisposat, picant, ...
Czech:indisponovaný, lechtivý, ...
Danish:utilpas, let uanstændig, ...
Dutch:niet lekker, schuin, ...
Greek:αδιάθετος, πικάντικος, ...
Hungarian:indiszponált, pikáns, ...
Khmer:មិនស្រួលខ្លួនបន្តិច, មិនសមរម្យបន្តិច, ...
Korean:몸이 안 좋은, 외설적인, ...
Persian:ناخوش, زننده, ...
Polish:niedysponowany, nieprzyzwoity, ...
Portuguese (BR):indisposto, impróprio, ...
Romanian:indispozit, nepotrivit, ...
Swedish:hängig, opassande, ...
Thai:ไม่ค่อยสบาย, ทะลึ่งทะเล้น, ...
Turkish:rahatsız, müstehcen, ...
Vietnamese:khó ở, hơi tục, ...

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