off colour

adjective

1. slightly ill; unwell
2. indecent or indelicate; risqué

Example Sentences

She was superb against an off-colour Swiatek earlier in the week to put her quarter-final hoodoo behind her - but she started terribly against Muchova, much to the shock of the crowd.

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An off-colour Carlos Alcaraz had to dig deep to beat inspired qualifier Jesper de Jong and reach the French Open third round.

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Liverpool did not deserve anything from this display, its off-colour nature summed up by the manner of the two goals that gave Arsenal a victory they fully merited.

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Fourteen in a row for Red Bull from the start of the season until their strangely off-colour performance in Singapore.

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Broad bowled the first over of Australia's innings to his old nemesis Warner, but England were off-colour with the new ball, not helped by a slow, lifeless pitch.

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