revulsive
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noun
adjective
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His pre-emptive legal action strongly denied her allegations, labelling them "revulsive and untrue".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
Huxley's original story is both inspired by and a revulsive reaction to the society-wide fascination with science and the technological advancement ramping up between the two World Wars.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2020
This is the only really revulsive show that has opened this season, pretending to a depth and insight that it totally lacks.
From Time Magazine Archive
To attain this end, the antiphlogistic and revulsive plans, graduated to the age and strength of the patient, and to the violence of the disease are recommended.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
In cupping for revulsive purposes, one cupped on a distant part to relieve excess of blood in the affected part.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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