revulsive
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- revulsively adverb
Etymology
Origin of revulsive
Example Sentences
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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
These spinal pains are always aggravated by pressure made on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebr�, and, like the cephalic pains, are more or less mitigated by revulsive applications.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
No doubt, in many instances, its action as a revulsive may be beneficial; and urtication, or the stinging with nettles, has not unfrequently been prescribed with advantage.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
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