off-colour

ˌɒfˈkʌl.ər

Definition

Definition of off-colour - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

feeling slightly unwell or sick

She felt off-colour and decided to stay home.

indisposed

sickly

unwell

performance

not performing as well as usual

The team was off-colour during the match.

subpar

underperforming

content

slightly indecent or risqué

His jokes were a bit off-colour for the formal dinner..

indecent

risqué

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Origin of off-colour

Old English, off (away) + colour (appearance)

Examples of off-colour in a sentence

Feeling off-colour, he skipped the meeting.
His performance was off-colour at the concert.
The singer seemed off-colour during the rehearsal.
The comedian's off-colour remarks shocked the audience.
Some of the movie's scenes were considered off-colour.

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French:patraque, en méforme, ...
German:angeschlagen, außer Form, ...
Italian:pallido, sottotono, ...
Spanish:indispuesto, apagado, ...
Portuguese:indisposto, em baixo de forma, ...
Chinese:不舒服的, 表现不佳的, ...
Japanese:体調が悪い, 調子が悪い, ...
Arabic:مُتَوَعِّك, دُون المُسْتَوَى, ...
Hebrew:לֹא בְּקַו הַבְּרִיאוּת, לֹא בְּמֵיטָבוֹ, ...
Russian:нездоровый, не в форме, ...
Ukrainian:нездужий, не в формі, ...
Hindi:अस्वस्थ, फीका, ...
Bengali:হালকা অসুস্থ, অসুস্থ, ...
Catalan:indisposat, desencertat, ...
Czech:indisponovaný, mimo formu, ...
Danish:utilpas, underpræsterende, ...
Dutch:niet lekker, niet in vorm, ...
Greek:αδιάθετος, εκτός φόρμας, ...
Hungarian:indiszponált, formán kívüli, ...
Khmer:មិនស្រួលខ្លួនបន្តិច, ធ្លាក់ទម្រង់, ...
Korean:아픈, 부진한, ...
Persian:کسالت, کم‌فروغ, ...
Polish:niedysponowany, w słabszej formie, ...
Portuguese (BR):indisposto, abaixo do esperado, ...
Romanian:rău, slăbit, ...
Swedish:krasslig, ur form, ...
Thai:ไม่สบาย, ไม่ดี, ...
Turkish:rahatsız, formunda olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:không khỏe, thi đấu không tốt, ...

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