OFF-COLOUR


Meaning of OFF-COLOUR in English

Note: in AM, use 'off-color'

1.

If you say that you are feeling off-colour , you mean that you are slightly ill. ( BRIT )

For three weeks Maurice felt off-colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms.

= out of sorts

ADJ : v-link ADJ

2.

If you say that someone’s performance is off-colour , you mean that they are not performing as well as they usually do. ( BRIT JOURNALISM )

Milan looked off-colour but eventually took the lead in the 82nd minute.

ADJ

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