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repulsive |
Grep of noun repulsive repulsive force repulsiveness Overview of adj repulsive The adj repulsive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (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") 2. repulsive -- ((physics) possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force") 3. hideous, repulsive -- (so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask") Antonyms of adj repulsive 3 senses of repulsive Sense 1 abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Sense 2 repulsive(postnominal) (vs. attractive) attractive(postnominal) (vs. repulsive), magnetic Sense 3 hideous, repulsive INDIRECT (VIA ugly) -> beautiful Similarity of adj repulsive 3 senses of repulsive Sense 1 abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Sense 2 repulsive(postnominal) (vs. attractive) Sense 3 hideous, repulsive => ugly (vs. beautiful) Attributes of adj repulsive 1 of 3 senses of repulsive Sense 2 repulsive(postnominal) (vs. attractive) => repulsion, repulsive force Familiarity of adj repulsive repulsive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj repulsive repulsive Overview of adj repulsive The adj repulsive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (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") 2. repulsive -- ((physics) possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force") 3. hideous, repulsive -- (so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask")
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