English dictionary
repellant
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
adjective
- serving or tending to repel
noun
- the power to repel
noun
- a chemical substance that repels animals
noun
- a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
Example sentences
a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
I find his obsequiousness repellent
she knew many repellents to his advances