Category:Repulsive

Re*pul"sive (-sv), a. Etym: [cf. F. répulsif.]

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. -- re*pul"sive*ly, adv. -- re*pul"sive*ness, n.