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Webster 1913 Edition
Repulsive
Re-pul′sive
(-s?v)
, Adj.
[Cf. F.
répulsif
.] 1.
Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent;
as, a
. repulsive
forceRepulsive
of his might the weapon stood. Pope.
2.
Cold; forbidding; offensive;
– as,
. repulsive
mannersRe-pul′sive-ly
, adv.
Re-pul′sive-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repulsive
REPULS'IVE
, a.1.
Repelling; driving off, or keeping from approach. The repulsive power of the electric fluid is remarkable.2.
Cold; reserved; forbidding; as repulsive manners.