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词汇 off-puttingly
释义 off-puttingly
adverb
uk /ˌɒfˈpʊt.ɪŋ.li/ us /ˈɑːfˌpʊt̬.ɪŋ.li/
in a slightly unpleasant or disturbing(= making you feel worried) way so that you do not want to get involved:
The exhibition sounded off-puttingly pretentious, but in the end I really enjoyed it.
The average house price in this part of the country is off-puttingly high for first-time buyers.
The meat was meant to have a unique flavour, but I found it off-puttingly salty.
The cottage was in a village that was rather off-puttingly named Marsh Bottom.
The undertaker had an off-puttingly jolly manner.
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