revulsive
Americanadjective
noun
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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
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Then she found the strength to carry her on to the end of her revulsive errand.
From The Paternoster Ruby by Charles Edmonds Walk
The same authority may be profitably quoted in the matter of handling all cases wherein the revulsive effect of agents which diminish vascular tension are chiefly indicated or necessary as adjuvants.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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