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repellent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rebarbative, repellant |
I find his obsequiousness repellent.
repellent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | repellant |
| Type of | chemical compound, compound |
repellent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | repellant |
| Type of | chemical compound, compound |
| Has types | insect repellent, insectifuge, insect repellant |
| Derivation | repel |
repellent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky |
| Derivation | repel |
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me.
Examples of repellent
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Also, people are getting better at using repellent and taking other precautions.
From the omaha.com
Ledger made this repellent madman magnetic, enthralling, even perversely joyous.
From the buffalonews.com
Another choice is BiteBlocker, a popular natural repellent that I've yet to try.
From the kentucky.com
They're dust-repellent suits used for chemical spraying, or something like that.
From the washingtonpost.com
Watch for bald eagles in the tops of trees, and don't forget your bug repellent.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Raccoons smash electric-eye activated water sprayers and ignore repellent odors.
From the sfgate.com
In the second study, Montell and colleagues focused on the repellent citronellal.
From the sciencedaily.com
It costs $25 for a six-year permit for a chemical repellent, with no renewal fee.
From the boston.com
I used to love exploring the mandelbrot set but yes this is somewhat repellent.
From the newscientist.com
- A compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
- Rebarbative: serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
- A chemical substance that repels animals
- Disgusting: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
- Incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
- The power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"
- (repellently) in a repellent manner; "repellently fat"
- Someone who repels; a substance used to repel insects; a substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something; tending or able to repel; repulsive, inspiring aversion; resistant or impervious to something
- (Repellents) Substances such as chemical pastes that can be used on gutters and ledges to repel birds. The paste must be carefully applied by a pest control operator so as to prevent it from falling onto tables or into food.
