repellant Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellent.
noun a chemical substance that repels animals
repellent.
noun the power to repel
repellent.
- she knew many repellents to his advances
adjective satellite serving or tending to repel
repellent; rebarbative.
- he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
- I find his obsequiousness repellent
adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench