repulsive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: repulsive	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for repulsive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repulsive adj offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" Synonym(s): abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" Antonym(s): attractive(a) so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" Synonym(s): hideous, repulsive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repulsive \Repul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r[82]pulsif.] 1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive* force. Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope. 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. -- {Repul"sively}, adv. -- {Repul"siveness}, n.