April 19, 2024 Word of the Day
[more repulsive; most repulsive]
The man finds the woman's smoking repulsive.
Definition of REPULSIVE
1 : causing strong dislike or disgust
repulsive and evil acts
a repulsive [=repellent] man
The rotten meat was repulsive. [=nauseating, revolting]
2 physics : of or relating to the force that pushes something away from something else
Magnets have a repulsive effect on each other.
— repulsively adverb
a repulsively hideous man
— repulsiveness noun [noncount]
physical repulsiveness
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