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rebarbative
re·bar·ba·tive R0075400 (rē-bär′bə-tĭv)adj. Tending to irritate; repellent: "He became rebarbative, prickly, spiteful" (Robert Craft).
[French rébarbatif, from Old French, from (se) rebarber, to confront : re-, re- + barbe, beard (from Latin barba; see bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots).]rebarbative (rɪˈbɑːbətɪv) adjfearsome; forbidding[C19: from French rébarbatif, from Old French rebarber to repel (an enemy), to withstand (him) face to face, from re- + barbe beard, from Latin barba]re•bar•ba•tive (riˈbɑr bə tɪv)
adj. causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent. [1890–95; < French, feminine of rébarbatif, derivative of rébarber to be unattractive <ré- re- + barbe beard (< Latin barba)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | rebarbative - serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"repellant, repellentunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
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rebarbative
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