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repellent Adjective 1. disgusting or distasteful 2. resisting water etc. Noun a chemical used to keep insects or other creatures away
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repellent adjective 1. disgusting, offensive, revolting, obscene, sickening, distasteful, horrid, obnoxious, repulsive, noxious, nauseating, odious, hateful, repugnant, off-putting Brit. (informal) loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, cringe-making Brit. (informal) yucky or yukky (slang) yucko Austral. (slang) discouraging Translationsn insect repellent → insectifuge m; n insect repellent → Insekten(schutz)mittel nt n insect repellent → prodotto m anti-insetti inv; moth repellent → anti-tarmico |
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| Without being particularly ungracious or repellent in manner or speech, he managed somehow to be immune to impertinent curiosity, yet exempt from the evil repute with which it commonly revenges itself when baffled; so far as I know, Mr. Elton being the adoration of all the teachers and great girls in the school; and it must be at Hartfield only that she could have any chance of hearing him spoken of with cooling moderation or repellent truth. Everything within and around him seemed confused, senseless, and repellent. |
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