repulsive
1Repulsive — 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.… …
2repulsive — I adjective abhorrent, abominable, appalling, arousing aversion, beastly, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, disagreeable, disgusting, disliked, displeasing, distasteful, dreadful, execrable, fearful, feculent, filthy, foedus,… …
3repulsive — (adj.) 1610s, from Fr. repulsif (14c.), from M.L. repulsivus, from pp. stem of repellere (see REPULSION (Cf. repulsion)). Originally able to repel; the sense of causing disgust is first recorded 1816 …
4repulsive — repugnant, revolting, *offensive, loathsome Analogous words: repellent, *repugnant, abhorrent, obnoxious Antonyms: alluring, captivating …
5repulsive — [adj] very disgusting, offensive abhorrent, abominable, animal*, creepy*, disagreeable, distasteful, forbidding, foul, gross, hateful, hideous, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, off putting,… …
6repulsive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) arousing intense distaste or disgust. 2) Physics of or relating to repulsion between physical objects. DERIVATIVES repulsively adverb repulsiveness noun …
7repulsive — [ri pul′siv] adj. [ML repulsivus] 1. tending to repel 2. causing strong dislike or aversion; disgusting; offensive 3. characterized by, or having the nature of, repulsion repulsively adv. repulsiveness n …
8repulsive — [[t]rɪpʌ̱lsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as repulsive, you mean that they are horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid them. ...repulsive fat white slugs. ...the most repulsive mass murderer America has known.… …
9repulsive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, smell ▪ The very thought seems repulsive. ▪ find sb/sth ADVERB ▪ …
10repulsive — repulsively, adv. repulsiveness, n. /ri pul siv/, adj. 1. causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask. 2. capable of causing repulsion; serving to repulse: to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack. 3. tending …
