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[ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Examples

"a disgusting smell" "distasteful language" "a loathsome disease" "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" "revolting food" "a wicked stench"

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offensive

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[ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Examples

"a disgusting smell" "distasteful language" "a loathsome disease" "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" "revolting food" "a wicked stench"

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

Bravado has been alternately described as `` a symbol of the new grandeur of France and myself '' ( De_Gaulle ) and `` a decadent , disgusting slob '' !

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offensive

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