Meaning of REPULSIVE
| Pronunciation: | | ri'pulsiv
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [adj] so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
- [adj] offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
|
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | abhorrent, detestable, hideous, obscene, offensive, repugnant, ugly |
| |
|
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]
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.
|
| |
|
|