About The Word Repulsive
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Repulsive
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What's The Definition Of Repulsive?
[adj] so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
[adj] offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" Synonyms | Synonyms for Repulsive: abhorrent | detestable | hideous | obscene | offensive | repugnant | ugly Related Terms | Find terms related to Repulsive: See Also | Repulsive In Webster's Dictionary \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]
1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive
force.
Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope.
2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. --
{Re*pul"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*pul"sive*ness}, n.
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