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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

repulsive
    adj 1: 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" [syn: abhorrent, detestable,
           obscene, repugnant, repulsive]
    2: possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [ant:
       attractive(a)]
    3: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a
       repulsive mask" [syn: hideous, repulsive]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Repulsive \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]
   1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive
      force.
      [1913 Webster]

            Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
      [1913 Webster] -- Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. --
      Re*pul"sive*ness, n.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for repulsive:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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