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repulsive

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re⋅pul⋅sive

  [ri-puhl-siv]
Use repulsive in a Sentence
–adjective
1. causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
2. capable of causing repulsion; serving to repulse: to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack.
3. tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding: arrogant, repulsive airs to frighten the timid.
4. Physics. of the nature of or characterized by physical repulsion.
Origin:
1590–1600; repulse + -ive

Related forms:
re⋅pul⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅pul⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. loathsome, disgusting, offensive, distasteful.
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re·pul·sive   (rĭ-pŭl'sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting. See Synonyms at offensive.

  2. Tending to repel or drive off.

  3. Physics Opposing in direction: a repulsive force.

re·pul'sive·ly adv., re·pul'sive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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