rebarbative
adjective /rɪˈbɑːbətɪv/
/rɪˈbɑːrbətɪv/
(formal)- not attractive; causing strong dislike synonym objectionable
- rebarbative modern buildings
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French rébarbatif, -ive, from Old French se rebarber ‘face each other “beard to beard” aggressively’, from barbe ‘beard’.