revulsive

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English

Etymology

From Middle French révulsif.[1]

Adjective

revulsive (comparative more revulsive, superlative most revulsive)

  1. Causing revulsion

Translations

Noun

revulsive (plural revulsives)

  1. (medicine) That which causes revulsion; a revulsive remedy or agent.

References

  1. ^ revulsive, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Italian

Adjective

revulsive f pl

  1. feminine plural of revulsivo