Meaning repulsive
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repulsiveearly 15c., "able to repel," from Middle French repulsif (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from repuls-, past participle stem of repellere (see repel). The sense of "c [..]
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repulsivelacking friendliness or sympathy
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repulsiveabhorrent: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs" [..]
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repulsiveadj. Grossly offensive.
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repulsivetending to rouse aversion or to repulse (context, physics) having the capacity to repel
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repulsive(adj) offensive to the mind(adj) possessing the ability to repel(adj) so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
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repulsivelang=en
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* '''1818''' — . ''''.
*: Krempe was a little squat man with a gruff voice and a repulsive countenance; the teacher, therefore, did not prepossess me in favour of his pursuits.
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