REPULSIVE


Meaning of REPULSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -siv ]

adjective

Date: 1594

1. : serving or able to repulse

repulsive force

2. : tending to repel or reject : cold , forbidding

3. : arousing aversion or disgust

repulsive crimes

• re·pul·sive·ly adverb

• re·pul·sive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.