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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pul•sive /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - causing a feeling of strong dislike:a repulsive, bloated face.
- tending to drive away or keep at a distance.
re•pul•sive•ly, adv. re•pul•sive•ness, n. [uncountable]See -puls-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pul•sive (ri pul′siv),USA pronunciation adj. - causing repugnance or aversion:a repulsive mask.
- capable of causing repulsion;
serving to repulse:to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack. - tending to drive away or keep at a distance;
cold; forbidding:arrogant, repulsive airs to frighten the timid. - Physicsof the nature of or characterized by physical repulsion.
re•pul′sive•ly, adv. re•pul′sive•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . loathsome, disgusting, offensive, distasteful.
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