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repulsive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Repulsive \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: repulsive adj 1: 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" [syn: {abhorrent}, {detestable}, {obscene}, {repugnant}] 2: (physics) possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [syn: {repulsive(a)}] [ant: {attractive(a)}] 3: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" [syn: {hideous}]
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