repugnant
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nənt adjective
1.
distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
2.
making opposition; averse.
3.
opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant
1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant
Related forms
re·pug·nant·ly, adverb
un·re·pug·nant, adjective
un·re·pug·nant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.
3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | repellent to the senses; causing aversion |
| 2. | distasteful; offensive; disgusting |
| 3. | contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible |
| [C14: from Latin repugnāns resisting; see | |
| re'pugnance | |
| —n | |
| re'pugnancy | |
| —n | |
| re'pugnantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
repugnant
late 14c., from L. repugnantem (nom. repugnans), prp. of repugnare "to resist," from re- "back" + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious).
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Example sentences
Perp walks may be repugnant, but as long as they remain transparent, their effect is limited.
If it happens too seldom that he corrects them, it is because it is repugnant to him to return to a work that has grown cold.
Therefore, the question is whether such an ordinance would be repugnant to state law.
What is repugnant is the idea that government exists to solve problems rather than being the source of problems itself.
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