repugnant

[ ri-puhg-nuhnt ]
/ rɪˈpʌg nənt /

adjective

distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
making opposition; averse.
opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.

Origin of repugnant

1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant

SYNONYMS FOR repugnant

3 antagonistic, adverse, hostile.

OTHER WORDS FROM repugnant

re·pug·nant·ly, adverb un·re·pug·nant, adjective un·re·pug·nant·ly, adverb

Words nearby repugnant

republish, repudiate, repudiation, repugn, repugnance, repugnant, repulse, repulsion, repulsive, repurchase, repurchase agreement

Example sentences from the Web for repugnantly

  • Tesla fastened a repugnantly appreciative eye upon her, as if he were becoming privy to an exclusive secret.

    Erik Dorn |Ben Hecht

  • Repugnantly he jerked a thumb in silent invitation toward a plate of sandwiches.

    Then I'll Come Back to You |Larry Evans

  • In the silence that followed, Trent drew away from her—slowly, repugnantly, as though from something monstrous and unclean.

    The Hermit of Far End |Margaret Pedler

  • Thus Manuel spoke, and steadily the fire upon the altar grew larger and brighter as he nourished it repugnantly.

    Figures of Earth |James Branch Cabell

British Dictionary definitions for repugnantly

repugnant
/ (rɪˈpʌɡnənt) /

adjective

repellent to the senses; causing aversion
distasteful; offensive; disgusting
contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible

Derived forms of repugnant

repugnance or rare repugnancy, noun repugnantly, adverb

Word Origin for repugnant

C14: from Latin repugnāns resisting; see repugn