Repulsive \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]
1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive
force.
[1913 Webster]
Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. [1913 Webster] -- Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. -- Re*pul"sive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
repulsive
adj
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, detestable,
obscene, repugnant, repulsive]
2: possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [ant:
attractive(a)]
3: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a
repulsive mask" [syn: hideous, repulsive]
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