REPULSIVE
\ɹɪpˈʌlsɪv], \ɹɪpˈʌlsɪv], \ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈʌ_l_s_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of REPULSIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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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"
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possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.
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Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
By Oddity Software
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Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.
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Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
By Noah Webster.
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Able to drive back; as, a repulsive movement; cold; forbidding; as, a repulsive manner; offensive; disgusting; as, a repulsive sight.
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Repulsively.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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