Having the property of repelling or resisting a person or thing; tending to force back, drive away, etc.; repellent. Sometimes with of or to.

Tending to repel; = repellent, adj. Obsolete.

Having the power, quality, or tendency to drive something off or away; expulsive. Obsolete. rare.

Physics. Having the power of repelling other objects; characterized by physical repulsion; = repulsive, adj. 4. Cf. repellant, adj. 2a.

That repels (in various senses).

Of or relating to repulsion; capable of repulsion, tending to repel or push something back.

= repellent, adj. 4a.