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repulsive
What does repulsive mean?
repulsive (adjective): offensive to the mind.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use repulsive in a sentence?
- Repulsive behavior. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The most repulsive character in recent novels. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce repulsive?
/ɹiˈpʌlsɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does repulsive come from?
Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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