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Word entry · 9 letters

repugnant

Best crossword clue

"Deeply disgusting"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aegnnprtuStarts with REnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2E3P4U5G6N7A8N9T

Definitions

  1. offensive to the mind

Word origin

From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (“to oppose, to fight against”), from re- (“back, against”) + pugnare (“to fight”); see pugnacious. By surface analysis, re- + Latin pugn + -ant.

Used in a sentence

  • Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here
  • a repugnant condition

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