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off-puttingly

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Karsh drives a white Tesla and it somehow becomes a key character in the film, off-puttingly so.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2025

And while her résumé of fantastical roles makes her seemingly right for this kind of part, Gillan is directed into a pair of off-puttingly stiff performances, more skit-appropriate than feature-rich.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2022

Maybe it’s the way he sticks to approachable, figurative images that are playful, but never off-puttingly abstract.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2020

A student from Rice University, Mark Bramhill, complained that the requirements for the yoga-pose emoji he had proposed were off-puttingly specific, almost as if they were meant to deter him.

From New York Times Oct. 18, 2017

Moreover, his work can be demanding, even off-puttingly recondite.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2017