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repellent

adjectivenoun 9 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 15
Definitions
adjective

serving or tending to repel

“I find his obsequiousness repellent”

noun

the power to repel

“she knew many repellents to his advances”

noun

a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

noun

a chemical substance that repels animals

adjective

incapable of absorbing or mixing with

“a water-repellent fabric”

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

“the idea of eating meat is repellent to me”

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