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  • 11off´-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 …

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  • 12off-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 …

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  • 13off-putting — adjective if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, it is strange or unpleasant and stops you from liking or being interested in them: Jack s aggressiveness is really off putting. see also: put sb/sth off put off… …

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  • 14Putting — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 15Putting It Straight — Infobox Album Name = Putting It Straight Type = studio Artist = Pat Travers Released = 1977 Recorded = 1977 Genre = Rock Length = Label = Polydor Records Producer = Reviews = Chronology = Pat Travers Last album = Makin Magic (1976) This album =… …

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  • 16off-putting — adj. (informal, esp. BrE) VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sth ▪ I find it very off putting when people don t look me in the eye. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fai …

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  • 17off-putting — ADJ GRADED If you describe a quality or feature of something as off putting, you mean that it makes you dislike that thing or not want to get involved with it. [mainly BRIT] However, Christine Fitt found the smell of this product distinctly off… …

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  • 18off-putting — adjective 1) an off putting aroma Syn: unpleasant, unappealing, uninviting, unattractive, disagreeable, repellent, offensive, distasteful, unsavory, unpalatable, unappetizing, objectionable, nasty, disgusting; informal horrid, horrible 2) …

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  • 19off-putting — UK [ˌɒf ˈpʊtɪŋ] / US [ˈɔfˌpʊtɪŋ] adjective 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 bit off putting. 2) used for describing something that stops you… …

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  • 20Putting It Together — Infobox Musical name=Putting It Together caption=1999 Broadway production poster music= Stephen Sondheim lyrics= Stephen Sondheim book= Stephen Sondheim Julia McKenzie basis= productions= 1992 Oxford 1993 Off Broadway 1998 Los Angeles 1999… …

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