- 1. a. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. Source: opted
- 2. a. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. Source: opted
- 3. adj. offensive to the mind Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. possessing the ability to repel Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. so extremely ugly as to be terrifying Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 7. j:100 a. possessing the ability to repel Source: ecdict
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