putting-offadj.

Brit.

/ˌpʊtɪŋˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˈpʊdɪŋˈɔf/,

/ˈpʊdɪŋˈɑf/

Forms: 1900s– puttin'-aff (Scottish), 1900s– putting-off.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English putting , put v., off adv.

Etymology: < putting, present participle of put v. + off adv., after to put off at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier off-putting adj.

Disconcerting; off-putting; repellent.In quot. 1923: that procrastinates.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [adjective] > discouraging

discouraging1584

unencouraging1844

putting-off1923

off-putting1935

1923 Evening News (Glasgow) 5. Nov. 2/3 ‘I kent fine ye would forget it, Erchie,’ she remarked. ‘Ye're that througither and puttin'-aff.’

1928 M. Arlen Lily Christine vi. 86 The idea of anyone living..her life ‘bravely’..is, to tell the truth, slightly embarrassing—‘putting-off’, the phrase is.

1959 Sunday Times 22 Mar. 24/5 The first act was so putting-off that I should not have been much surprised [etc.].

1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 195/2 Perhaps it's that he surrounds himself with third-rate people that's mildly putting-off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	putting-off
释义	putting-offadj. Brit. /ˌpʊtɪŋˈɒf/, U.S. /ˈpʊdɪŋˈɔf/, /ˈpʊdɪŋˈɑf/ Forms: 1900s– puttin'-aff (Scottish), 1900s– putting-off. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English putting , put v., off adv. Etymology: < putting, present participle of put v. + off adv., after to put off at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier off-putting adj. Disconcerting; off-putting; repellent.In quot. 1923: that procrastinates. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [adjective] > discouraging discouraging1584 unencouraging1844 putting-off1923 off-putting1935 1923 Evening News (Glasgow) 5. Nov. 2/3 ‘I kent fine ye would forget it, Erchie,’ she remarked. ‘Ye're that througither and puttin'-aff.’ 1928 M. Arlen Lily Christine vi. 86 The idea of anyone living..her life ‘bravely’..is, to tell the truth, slightly embarrassing—‘putting-off’, the phrase is. 1959 Sunday Times 22 Mar. 24/5 The first act was so putting-off that I should not have been much surprised [etc.]. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 195/2 Perhaps it's that he surrounds himself with third-rate people that's mildly putting-off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1923
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