REPUGNANTLY
Etymology
Adverb
repugnantly (comparative more repugnantly, superlative most repugnantly)
In a repugnant manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pug"nant*ly, adv.
Definition: In a repugnant manner.
REPUGNANT
Re*pug"nant (-nant), a. Etym: [F. répugnant, or L. repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See Repugn.]
Definition: Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature. [His sword] repugnant to command. Shak. There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins.
Syn.
– Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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