Thesaurus: repugnant
Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by w…
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- a. Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature.
- adj. offensive to the mind
- Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature. [His sword] repugnant to command. Shak. There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins. Syn. -- Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.
- Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being atvariance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also,distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to,rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant toher nature.[His sword] repugnant to command. Shak.There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant untothe will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins.
- j:100 s offensive to the mind