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rebarbative

adjective

serving or tending to repel

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
EB
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv

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Definitions

adjective

  1. serving or tending to repel

    “he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful”

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Example Sentences

he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
I find his obsequiousness repellent

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