Main Entry: re·pul·sive

Pronunciation: \-siv\

Function: adjective

Date: 1594

1 : serving or able to repulse <repulsive force>
2 : tending to repel or reject : cold, forbidding
3 : arousing aversion or disgust <repulsive crimes>

— re·pul·sive·ly adverb

— re·pul·sive·ness noun