4 dictionary results for: repulsive
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·pul·sive
[ri-puhl-siv] Pronunciation Key
[ri-puhl-siv] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| re·pul·sive
(rĭ-pŭl'sĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj.
re·pul'sive·ly adv., re·pul'sive·ness n. |
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| repulsive | |
adjective | |
| 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] |
| 2. | possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [ant: attractive] |
| 3. | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" [syn: hideous] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
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