Search:
Search Mode
Natural Language
Find single term
Find any term
Find exact phrase
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
repulsive (adj.)
1610s, from French
repulsif
(14c.), from Medieval Latin
repulsivus
, from past participle stem of
repellere
(see
repulsion
). Originally "able to repel;" the sense of "causing disgust" is first recorded 1816.
