off
/ɒf/ adjective [never before noun]Definition
NOT CORRECT › not correct: Our sales figures were off by ten percent.
FOOD › If food or drink is off, it is not now fresh and good to eat or drink: This milk smells off.
NOT AT WORK › not at work: He's off today - I think he's ill. → See also off-chance
(Definition of off adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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