Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Repulsive \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]
   1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive
      force.

            Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope.

   2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. --
      {Re*pul"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*pul"sive*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

repulsive
     adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
            massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant
            customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive
            character in recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {detestable},
             {obscene}, {repugnant}]
     2: possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [syn: {repulsive(a)}]
        [ant: {attractive(a)}]
     3: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a
        repulsive mask" [syn: {hideous}]