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repulsive
01
causing a strong feeling of disgust or dislike
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most repulsive
Comparative
more repulsive
gradable
Examples
The repulsive smell emanating from the garbage can made her feel nauseated.
Examples
His repulsive manner made it hard to start a conversation.
03
causing two objects or particles to push away from each other due to a force
Examples
Like magnetic poles produce a repulsive force when brought close together.
Lexical Tree
repulsively
repulsiveness
repulsive
repulse
pulse
