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- Dictionaryrepulsive/rɪˈpʌlsɪv/
adjective
- 1. arousing intense distaste or disgust: "a repulsive smell"
- 2. relating to repulsion between physical objects.
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The meaning of REPULSIVE is serving or able to repulse. How to use repulsive in a sentence.
repulsive. adjective. uk / rɪˈpʌl.sɪv / us / rɪˈpʌl.sɪv / Add to word list. extremely unpleasant or unacceptable: What a repulsive old man! I think rats and snakes are repulsive. Synonyms. abhorrent formal. detestable formal. disgusting. repugnant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably.
If something's repulsive, it's so disgusting you don't want to go near it. You may find rotting meat repulsive, but maggots find it delicious. In the early 17th century, the word repulsive simply meant something that repelled or "pushed away."
adjective. 1. causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful. a repulsive sight. 2. tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy. 3. physics. concerned with, producing, or being a repulsion. Collins English Dictionary.
repulsive. adjective. us / rɪˈpʌl.sɪv / uk / rɪˈpʌl.sɪv / Add to word list. extremely unpleasant or unacceptable: What a repulsive old man! I think rats and snakes are repulsive. Synonyms. abhorrent formal. detestable formal. disgusting. repugnant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably.
Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons. offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant. gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.
1. causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful: a repulsive sight. 2. tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy. 3. (General Physics) physics concerned with, producing, or being a repulsion. reˈpulsively adv. reˈpulsiveness n.
