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Webster 1913 Edition
Repugnant
Re-pug′nant
(-nant)
, Adj.
Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; – usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with;
as, all rudeness was
. repugnant
to her nature[His sword]
repugnant
to command. Shakespeare
There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less
repugnant
unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins.
Syn. – Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repugnant
REPUG'NANT
,Adj.
1.
Opposite; contrary; inconsistent; properly followed by to. Every sin is repugnant to the will of God. Every thing morally wrong, is repugnant both to the honor, as well as to the interest of the offender.2.
Disobedient; not obsequious. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
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See also: répugnant
English
Adjective
repugnant (comparative more repugnant, superlative most repugnant)
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "repugnant" is often applied: act, nature, behavior, practice, character, thing, crime.
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
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(law) opposed or in conflict
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External links
- repugnant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- repugnant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French repugnant.
Adjective
repugnant m (feminine singular repugnante, masculine plural repugnans, feminine plural repugnantes)
Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin repugnans, repugnantem.
Adjective
repugnant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular repugnant or repugnante)