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Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.

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  1. a. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.
  2. a. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
  3. adj. offensive to the mind
  4. adj. possessing the ability to repel
  5. adj. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
  6. 1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. Pope. 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. -- Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. -- Re*pul"sive*ness, n.
  7. j:100 a. possessing the ability to repel