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repulsively

adv

Etymology

From repulsive + -ly.

  1. derived from repulsus
  2. derived from repulsivus
  3. borrowed from repulsif
  4. suffixed as repulsively — “repulsive + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a repulsive manner.

    • I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah.

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