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REBARBATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rebarbative mean?
• REBARBATIVE (adjective)
The adjective REBARBATIVE has 1 sense:
1. serving or tending to repel
Familiarity information: REBARBATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving or tending to repel
Synonyms:
rebarbative; repellant; repellent
Context example:
I find his obsequiousness repellent
Similar:
unpleasant (offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness)
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