repulsive
(adjective) possessing the ability to repel; “a repulsive force”
hideous, repulsive
(adjective) so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; “a hideous scar”; “a repulsive mask”
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
(physics) having the capacity to repel
cold, reserved, forbidding
• Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.
• repellent
• similar: disgusting, vile
• (tending to rouse aversion) attractive
• (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive
• prelusive, pulverise
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pul"sive (-sv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. répulsif.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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