REPULSIVE

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

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Etymology

Adjective

repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)

tending to rouse aversion or to repulse

(physics) having the capacity to repel

cold, reserved, forbidding

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.

Synonyms

• repellent

• similar: disgusting, vile

Antonyms

• (tending to rouse aversion) attractive

• (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive

Anagrams

• prelusive, pulverise

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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