Repulsive \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]

1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.

Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope.

2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. -- Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. -- Re*pul"sive*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)