REPELLENTLY

repellently, repellingly

(adverb) in a repellent manner; ā€œrepellently fatā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

repellently (comparative more repellently, superlative most repellently)

In a repelling manner.

The gourmet 'treat' glistened repellently. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot chopstick.

Source: Wiktionary


REPELLENT

Re*pel"lent (-lent), a. Etym: [L. repellens, -entis, p. pr. ]

Definition: Driving back; able or tending to repel.

Re*pel"lent, n.

1. That which repels.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. Dunglison.

3. A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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