Inspection is a bad word; it is politically off-putting (London Guardian).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
off´-put´ting|ly — off put|ting «AWF PUT ihng, OF », adjective. British Informal. disconcerting; annoying; discouraging: »Inspection is a bad word; it is politically off putting (London Guardian). –off´ put´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
off-put — off put·ting·ly; … English syllables
off-put·ting — … Useful english dictionary
off|put — «AWF PUT, OF », transitive verb, put, put|ting. British Informal. to disconcert; annoy … Useful english dictionary
off-puttingly — off put·ting·ly … English syllables
off-putting — off put|ting [ ɔf,putıŋ ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH 1. ) used for describing something that you want to avoid because it is unpleasant and not attractive: It tasted OK but the smell was a little off putting. 2. ) used for describing something that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-putting — off′ put ting adj. cvb provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance: off putting remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
ting — bat·ting; blet·ting; blot·ting·ly; chat·ting·ly; cut·ting·ly; fit·ting·ly; fit·ting·ness; for·get·ting·ly; fret·ting·ly; glut·ting·ly; hun·ting·don; hun·ting·don·shire; hun·ting·ton s; hus·ting; jot·ting; knit·ting; lag·ting; menin·ting;… … English syllables
put — [[t]pʊt[/t]] v. put, put•ting, n. 1) to move (anything) into a specific location or position; place 2) to bring into some condition, relation, etc.: to put affairs in order[/ex] 3) to force to undergo something 4) to set to a duty, task, action,… … From formal English to slang
Zu Ting — (祖珽), courtesy name Xiaozheng (孝徵), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi (550 577). He was renowned for his literary and administrative talents, but his ambitiousness eventually led to his falsely accusing the great general Hulü… … Wikipedia
