| 释义 |
upˈsettingly, adv.
[f. upsetting ppl. a. + -ly2.]
In an upsetting manner; distressingly.
1926‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want vi. 155 Barbara Heritage's graceful silhouette had, somehow, become interchangeable with that of the Margate peroxide blonde of ten years back. Most upsettingly, but, also, most unjustifiably so. 1981Washington Post 26 Apr. h9/1 To traditionalists it is upsettingly disheveled chaos. |
