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Word entry · 9 letters

repellent

Best crossword clue

"Bug spray"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɹəˈpɛlənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eeellnprtStarts with REnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. incapable of absorbing or mixing with

Word origin

From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.

Used in a sentence

  • The mixture of whey, beetroot juice, and spirulina seems repellent to me.
  • People are rightly and justifiably terrified with our culture. Many aspects of it are destructive and repellant.
  • [Martin] Heidegger's repellent political beliefs do not contaminate his philosophical work.

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