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   Re·pul·sive

   /rəˈpəlsiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. arousing intense distaste or disgust: "a repulsive smell"
   • 2. relating to repulsion between physical objects.
   • 3. lacking friendliness or sympathy. archaic

   Derivatives

   • 1. repulsively adverb
   • 2. repulsiveness noun

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   Jan 2, 2024 · repulsive ( comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive) Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting . a repulsive smell. ( physics) Having the capacity to repel. Cold; reserved; forbidding.

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   tending to drive away or keep at a distance. re•pul•sive•ness, n. [ uncountable]See -puls-. causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask. serving to repulse: to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack. forbidding: arrogant, repulsive airs to frighten the timid.

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   What does the word repulsive mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word repulsive, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. repulsive has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pharmacology (Middle English) physics (early 1700s) See meaning & use.

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   adjective. 1arousing intense distaste or disgust: a repulsive smell. More example sentences. It is perhaps the most disgusting, grotesque and repulsive thing ever shown on television. Cronenberg fashions a remake of the cheesy 1958 original that is by turns funny, poignant, repulsive, and intense.

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   causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask. capable of causing repulsion ; serving to repulse : to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack. tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding: arrogant, repulsive airs to frighten the timid.

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   abhorrent, abominable, beastly, distasteful, foul, fulsome, gross, loathsome, mephitic, nauseous, objectionable, obscene, odious, off-putting, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten, stinking, ugly. definition 2: causing something to be repelled; exerting a repelling force. a repulsive force between atoms. synonyms:

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   Repulsive definition: Eliciting strong feelings of disgust, aversion, or revulsion.. Repulsive examples & synonyms.