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Word Meanings - REVOLTING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. -- Re*volt"ing*ly, adv.

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  • DISAGREEABLENESS
    The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.
  • ABOMINABLENESS
    The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness. Bentley.
  • ABOMINABLE
    1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. 2. Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive. Note: Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time ,
  • SHOCKDOG
    See 1
  • HATEFUL
    1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent. And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes His rival's conquest. Dryden. 2. Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust; odious. Unhappy, wretched, hateful day! Shak. Syn.
  • FORBIDDANCE
    The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance. Milton.
  • SHOCK-HEADED
    Having a thick and bushy head of hair.
  • SHOCK
    A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods. (more info) quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set
  • FORBIDDENLY
    In a forbidden or unlawful manner. Shak.
  • REVOLT
    Etym: 1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. But this got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when trith would set them free.
  • REPULSIVE
    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.
  • FORBIDDING
    Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. Syn. -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive;
  • HORRIBLENESS
    The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness. The horribleness of the mischief. Sir P. Sidney.
  • DISAGREEABLE
    1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. Udall. 2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or That which is disagreeable to one is
  • REVOLTING
    Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. -- Re*volt"ing*ly, adv.
  • SHOCKING
    Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. The grossest and most shocking villainies. Secker. -- Shock"ing*ly, adv. -- Shock"ing*ness, n.
  • DETERRENT
    Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." E. Davis.
  • ODIOUS
    1. Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice. "All wickedness will be most odious." Sprat. He rendered himself odious to the Parliament. Clarendon. 2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive;
  • FORBIDDEN
    Prohibited; interdicted. I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. Milton. Forbidden fruit. Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. A small variety of shaddock . The name is
  • REVOLTER
    One who revolts.
  • COMMODIOUSLY
    In a commodious manner. To pass commodiously this life. Milton.
  • DISCOMMODIOUS
    Inconvenient; troublesome; incommodious. Spenser. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.
  • COMMODIOUS
    Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house. "A commodious drab." Shak. "Commodious gold." Pope. The haven was not commodious to winter in. Acts.
  • COMMODIOUSNESS
    State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convience; roominess. Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation. Sir W. Temple. The commodiousness of the harbor. Johnson.
  • ABHORRIBLE
    Detestable.
  • IMMELODIOUS
    Not melodious.
  • SELF-REPULSIVE
    Self-repelling.

 

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