repellent
adjective
- 1
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
a water-repellent fabric
plastic highly resistant to steam and water
- 2
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
a disgusting smell
distasteful language
- 3
serving or tending to repel
he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
I find his obsequiousness repellent
noun
- 1
the power to repel
she knew many repellents to his advances
- 2
a chemical substance that repels animals
- 3
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
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