repellently

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adverb

In a repelling manner.

“The gourmet 'treat' glistened repellently. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot chopstick.”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adverbrepellently (comparative more repellently, superlative most repellently)

comparative more repellently · superlative most repellently

  1. In a repelling manner.

    The gourmet 'treat' glistened repellently. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot chopstick.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a repellent manner

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

repellently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repellently

MLA

“repellently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repellently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repellently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repellently.

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