Added 9 October 2026
repulsive
/ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/ adjective
In Latin: taeter Wiktionary
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus. By surface analysis, repuls(e) + -ive. Compare typologically Polish odpychający (< pchnąć), Russian отта́лкивающий (ottálkivajuščij) (< толкну́ть (tolknútʹ)).
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