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Definition of "offputtingly" [offputtingly]

  • In an offputting manner. (adverb)

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Use "offputtingly" in a sentence
  • "The tone of the book is offputtingly polemical at times, but there were a couple of good sections - Schwarz is pro-Shi'ite, so his take on Iran is much more sober than one usually gets from US sources; and his account of the failure of Wahhabism to make much headway in Bosnia or Kosovo is almost comical."
  • "If it sounds offputtingly obscure, it bears remembering that Alan Moore could write a note to the milkman and make it sound like a finely wrought work of literature."
  • "Like most good things associated with clever stuff that's not offputtingly high-brow, it's no surprise to see Stephen Fry involved."