repugnant

[ ri-puhg-nuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.

  2. making opposition; averse.

  1. opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.

Origin of repugnant

1
1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt<Middle French <Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant--ant

Other words for repugnant

Other words from repugnant

  • re·pug·nant·ly, adverb
  • un·re·pug·nant, adjective
  • un·re·pug·nant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for repugnant

repugnant

/ (rɪˈpʌɡnənt) /


adjective
  1. repellent to the senses; causing aversion

  2. distasteful; offensive; disgusting

  1. contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible

Origin of repugnant

1
C14: from Latin repugnāns resisting; see repugn

Derived forms of repugnant

  • repugnance or rare repugnancy, noun
  • repugnantly, adverb

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