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Meaning of "repulsively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPULSIVELY

repulsively  [rɪˈpʌlsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPULSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repulsively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES REPULSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of repulsively in the English dictionary

The definition of repulsively in the dictionary is in such a way as to cause or occasion repugnance; loathsomely; disgustingly or distastefully.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPULSIVELY


aggressively
əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
comprehensively
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
compulsively
kəmˈpʌlsɪvlɪ
conclusively
kənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
convulsively
kənˈvʌlsɪvlɪ
decisively
dɪˈsaɪsɪvlɪ
defensively
dɪˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
excessively
ɪkˈsesɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
expansively
ɪkˈspænsɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
impressively
ɪmˈprɛsɪvlɪ
impulsively
ɪmˈpʌlsɪvlɪ
intensively
ɪnˈtɛnsɪvlɪ
massively
ˈmæsɪvlɪ
passively
ˈpæsɪvlɪ
progressively
prəˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
recursively
rɪˈkɜːsɪvlɪ
revulsively
rɪˈvʌlsɪvlɪ
successively
səkˈsɛsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPULSIVELY

repugn
repugnance
repugnancy
repugnant
repugnantly
repulp
repulse
repulser
repulsion
repulsive
repulsiveness
repump
repunctuation
repunit
repurchase
repurchase agreement
repure
repurify
repurpose
repursue

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPULSIVELY

actively
alternatively
collaboratively
collectively
comparatively
competitively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
inductively
lively
lovely
negatively
objectively
positively
qualitatively
quantitatively
relatively
respectively
selectively
tentatively

Synonyms and antonyms of repulsively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «repulsively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPULSIVELY

Find out the translation of repulsively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repulsively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repulsively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弹性地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repulsively
570 millions of speakers

English

repulsively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

repulsively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثير للاشمئزاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвратительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repulsively
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

repulsively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repoussante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teruk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abstoßend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いやらしく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

repulsively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Repulsively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

repulsively
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

repulsively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्करणीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

repulsively
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpychająco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

огидно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

respingător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκρουστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afschrikkend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motbjudande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

repulsively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repulsively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPULSIVELY»

The term «repulsively» is normally little used and occupies the 130.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPULSIVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about repulsively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPULSIVELY»

Discover the use of repulsively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repulsively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gas Di Fermi Ultrafreddi:
Other related physical systems Although no stable repulsively bound pairs have previously been observed, their physics is partially related to other physical systems. Here we briefly discuss a few examples of such systems with bound states ...
M. Inguscio, Wolfgang Ketterle, Christophe Salomon, 2007
2
Repulsively Gross Jokes
Filled with the grossest jokes ever written on such topics as politicians, gays, animals, ethnic groups, women, and celebrities, Alvin's newest book will appeal to millions of readers who think it's funny to be "grossed out".
Julius Alvin, 1994
3
Interface Between Quantum Information and Statistical Physics
kHz, UFF I h x 5.0 kHz, J I h x 0.026 kHz for the repulsively interacting system and U33 I h x 2.0 kHz, UBF I h ><—2.5 kHz, UFF I h x 6.2 kHz, J I h x 0.014 kHz for the attractively interacting system. To characterize dual Mott insulators, site ...
Mikio Nakahara, Shu Tanaka, 2012
4
Issues in Chemical Engineering and other Chemistry ...
New investigation results, 'Critical behavior of repulsively interacting particles adsorbed on disordered triangular lattices,' are detailed in a study published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. “A simple model for amorphous solids, ...
‎2012
5
The Excitement of Verbal Adventure: A Study of Vladimir ...
repulsively vivacious (VS,225)horribly exact Appendix 10.6 Nabokov in conversation ("Lolita's Creator - Author NaNewsweek,. velvety ovality (25, 40) VQIVety quiet (l, 18) velvety vileness (CCL, 92) tepid condescension (g, 172) crisp charm (k, ...
J?rgen Bodenstein
6
The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
2 (grope for) seek, look for, pursue, • n. feel, fumble; searching. gros-grain / grOgrayn/ n. corded fabric of silk, rayon, etc. gross /gros/ q adj. 1 overfed; bloated; repulsively fat. 2 (of a person, manners, or morals) coarse, unrefined, or indecent.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
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The Globe dictionary of the English language
Repulsively, (re-puls'iv-le) ode. By repulsing: Repulsiveness, (re-puls'iv-nes) 71. The quality of being repulsive or forbidding. Repurchase, (re-pur chis) c. t. To buy again ; to buy back. Repurchase, (re-purchas) n. The act of buying again ; the ...
English language, 1873
8
Scanning Probe Microscopy: Characterization, Nanofabrication ...
During the stage I (A and B), the spatial distributions measured attractively coincided with those measured repulsively in the central region, whereas they did not coincide in the surrounding region. These results indicate that the deposited ...
Paula Maria Vilarinho, Yossi Rosenwaks, Angus I. Kingon, 2006
9
Scanning Probe Microscopy: Characterization, Nanofabrication ...
During the stage I (A and B), the spatial distributions measured attractively coincided with those measured repulsively in the central region, whereas they did not coincide in the surrounding region. These results indicate that the deposited ...
Paula M. Vilarinho, Yossi Rosenwaks, Angus Kingon, 2005
10
IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinearity and Stochastic Structural ...
For one-dimensional diffusion process, the necessary and sufficient condition for the asymptotic stability in probability is that the trivial solution is either an exit or attractively natural while the other boundary is either an entrance or repulsively ...
S Narayanan, R.N. Iyengar, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPULSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repulsively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
East Is East at Nottingham's Theatre Royal: Review
So are the repulsively smug and reactionary Mr and Mrs Shah, (Kammy Darweish and Sakuntala Ramanee) who turn up with pictures of their bulky daughters, ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
2
Dr. Know: Do I Want A Swamp Cooler In This Heat?
... swamp cooler was a sputtering, Cthulhu-like array of repulsively moist hoses hanging from the backstage ceiling, like tentacles ready to penetrate the unwary. «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
3
'Tea and triumph' as coffee group finds a new home
REPULSIVELY cynical of the Red Cross, I think - even if it does make more ... which helps isolated folk practically. .simplicissimus REPULSIVELY cynical of the ... «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
4
Why Is 'Batman: Arkham Knight' So Violent?
Fighting starts to feel like playing a slot machine in which the payoff for the right combination is a repulsively intimate act of brutality. I've always felt this system ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
Nina In New York: Here's Looking At U-Rine
Except, of course, that this turns out to be repulsively untrue. Just in time to ruin everyone's summer, the Centers for Disease Control and General Buzzkilling has ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
'Rosemary's Baby' is horribly frightening: 1968 review
Sidney Blackmer is repulsively oily as her husband. Polanski's direction is smooth and the film itself happily understated. The tension created is practically ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
7
Dawn Cerny, 2015 Stranger Genius Award Nominee in Visual Art
A repulsively low voice issued "Hullooooo," followed by a chirpy "Hi!" and then a whimpering "Hiii?" We were watching someone birth new ways of introducing ... «TheStranger.com, Jun 15»
8
Were Hitler Masks Worn by Cork Stag Group Repulsive?
He mentioned that a group of 25 men acting repulsively, and who were part of the stag party, misbehaved with the female staff and even slapped them on their ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, May 15»
9
Briefly Noted
... scene, and though the technique perhaps suits short fiction better than a novel, she succeeds in making Cheryl both achingly familiar and repulsively alien. «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
10
Collision avoidance predicts pedestrians' behavior
Any article that opens with "In terms of its large-scale behaviors, a crowd of pedestrians can look strikingly similar to many other collections of repulsively ... «Ars Technica, Jan 15»

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