— repellently , adv.
/ri pel"euhnt/ , adj.
1. causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
2. forcing or driving back.
3. serving or tending to ward off or drive away.
4. impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth-repellant.
n.
5. something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects.
6. a medicine that serves to prevent or reduce swellings, tumors, etc.
7. any of various durable or nondurable solutions applied to a fabric, garment, surface, etc., to increase its resistance, as to water, moths, mildew, etc.
Also, repellant .
[ 1635-45; repellent- (s. of repellens ), prp. of repellere to drive back. See REPEL, -ENT ]
Syn. 1. repugnant, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome.