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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.pulˈsi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: re‧pul‧sì‧vo
Adjective
repulsivo (feminine repulsiva, masculine plural repulsivi, feminine plural repulsive)
- repulsive (all senses)
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Further reading
- repulsivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- repulsivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- repulsivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- repulsivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- repulsivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsīvus, from Latin repulsus. Compare French répulsif.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: re‧pul‧si‧vo
Adjective
repulsivo (feminine repulsiva, masculine plural repulsivos, feminine plural repulsivas)
- (physics) repulsive (having the capacity to repel)
- repulsive (arousing disgust or aversion)
- Synonyms: nojento, asqueroso, repugnante
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /repulˈsibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: re‧pul‧si‧vo
Adjective
repulsivo (feminine repulsiva, masculine plural repulsivos, feminine plural repulsivas)
- (physics) repulsive
- repulsive, gross
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Further reading