repulsive

/ri-ˈpəl-siv/

Middle English repulsyve “repulsif “repulsīvus, from Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere “-īvus -ive

adjective

  1. serving or able to repulse

  2. tending to repel or reject : cold, forbidding

  3. arousing aversion or disgust

repulsive force