affpittin

Scots

Alternative forms

• affputting, aff-pitting, aff-putting, aff-pitten, aff-pettin'

Etymology

From Middle English ofputtinge; equivalent to aff- +‎ pittin.

Adjective

affpittin (comparative mair affpittin, superlative maist affpittin)

1. delaying, trifling, dilatory, putting off

Noun

affpittin (uncountable)

1. putting off, procrastination, delay

References

• “affpittin, adj., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.