It is a mild slang word, mainly British meaning to scold, to reprimand or to 'tell off'
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It's in the meaning of the word "tell." Originally it had to do with counting: to reckon, count, or calculate. We still see this meaning in a few current expressions. "Bank teller" is one--meaning a money counter. Another is "all told," meaning all counted--counting all of them: "All told, he scored 8 home runs over the season." Another pertains to the rosary: to tell the beads is to count them off, as when praying.
Angry is another word for ticked off.
Haute couture is the french name for bespoke clothing meaning one - off.
One synonym would be "severed" depending on the meaning.
The stem word for "away from off" is "away."
Caution, advise, counsel, presage, inform, notify, tell, tip off, alert, and forewarn.
A product made by one mircroorganism to kill off another microorganism is called antibiotic
The lexical meaning of a word is given in a dictionary. Derivation is the history of that word's meaning. For example the word "derivation" (in this sense meaning "etymology") is derived from the Latin derivare, "to draw off," derived from de-, away, off, and rivus, stream.
The answer you are looking for is ajee - meaning - off the track or direct path.
Intermittent.