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repulsive

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re·pul·sive  (r-plsv)
adj.
1. Causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting. See Synonyms at offensive.
2. Tending to repel or drive off.
3. Physics Opposing in direction: a repulsive force.

re·pulsive·ly adv.
re·pulsive·ness n.

repulsive
Adjective
1. disgusting or distasteful
2. Physics of repulsion
repulsively adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.repulsive - 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"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
2.repulsive - possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
attractive - having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force";
3.repulsive - so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"

repulsive
Translations
repulsive [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] adjrepulsivo
repulsive [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] adjrepoussant(e)répulsif/ive
repulsive [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] repulse adjwiderwärtig, abstoßend
repulsive [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] adjripugnante, ripulsivo/a


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Instead of Bukawai came the repulsive head of a hyena.
Each of the explosions from below had thrown out from the well-hole, as if it had been the mouth of a cannon, a mass of fine sand mixed with blood, and a horrible repulsive slime in which were great red masses of rent and torn flesh and fat.
There was nothing in any of the party which could recommend them as companions to the Dashwoods; but the cold insipidity of Lady Middleton was so particularly repulsive, that in comparison of it the gravity of Colonel Brandon, and even the boisterous mirth of Sir John and his mother-in-law was interesting.
 
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