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repellent
adjective as in repulsive
Example Sentences
Stone can play shrewd, silly, gorgeous, repellent, frail and frightening simultaneously, in a register at once intimate and grand-scale.
As a result, public health strategies increasingly emphasize community participation, routine elimination of standing water, and the use of mosquito repellents, screens, and protective clothing to reduce the risk of infection.
It’s one of those characterizations that is sympathetic, repellent and consistently unnerving.
But the wonderful Mr. Kirrane makes his character so repellent you just know he’s going to meet some kind of calamity.
Davis encouraged residents to use insect repellent, get rid of standing water around their homes and install or repair windows to reduce exposure to mosquitoes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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