Repulsive \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.] 1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope. 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. -- {Re*pul"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*pul"sive*ness}, n.
repulsiveness n : the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions [syn: {loathsomeness}, {sliminess}, {vileness}]