/poot"awf', -of'/ , n.
1. an act or instance of putting off.
2. a delaying, postponing, or avoiding of something.
3. an expressed excuse or evasion; demur: She responded with a polite but firm putoff.
[ 1540-50; n. use of v. phrase put off ]
/poot"awf', -of'/ , n.
1. an act or instance of putting off.
2. a delaying, postponing, or avoiding of something.
3. an expressed excuse or evasion; demur: She responded with a polite but firm putoff.
[ 1540-50; n. use of v. phrase put off ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012