repulsive
Example Sentences
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Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.
It’s also a moment when exceptional, modern cooking would share a menu with “parsleyed ham in aspic” or something else that today’s diners would consider repulsive.
From Los Angeles Times
The young woman told jurors Thursday she began using Instagram’s built-in beauty filters when she was 9 and soon found her unedited image repulsive.
From Los Angeles Times
Though the character is “repulsive,” it also required an edge of charisma to make him more emotionally layered.
From Los Angeles Times
He was a repulsive mess, a true fiend if ever there was one.
From Literature
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