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Repellant Common

Repellant has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

2

a chemical substance that repels animals

3

the power to repel

"she knew many repellents to his advances"

4

Alternative form of repellent

Adjective
1

serving or tending to repel

"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"

"I find his obsequiousness repellent"

2

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"

3

Alternative form of repellent

Example Sentences
"she knew many repellents to his advances" noun
"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful" adjective
"I find his obsequiousness repellent" adjective
"a disgusting smell" adjective
"distasteful language" adjective
"a loathsome disease" adjective
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" adjective
"revolting food" adjective
"a wicked stench" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
compound power
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
insectifuge
Rhyming Words
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