REBARBATIVE


Meaning of REBARBATIVE in English

/ rɪˈbɑːbətɪv; NAmE -ˈbɑːrb-/ adjective

( formal ) not attractive

SYN objectionable

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French rébarbatif , -ive , from Old French se rebarber face each other “beard to beard” aggressively, from barbe beard.

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