20 October 2014

repugnant

[ri-puhg-nuh nt]

adjective
1. distasteful, objectionable, or offensive:
a repugnant smell.
2. making opposition; averse.
3. opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.

Origin
Middle English, Middle French, Latin
1350-1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn (āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant

Related forms

repugnantly, adverb
unrepugnant, adjective
unrepugnantly, adverb

Synonyms

3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.

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Examples from the web for repugnant

– Carving up humanity with a system of psychiatric labeling is rather repugnant in any case.
– Rising inequality isn’t only morally repugnant, he said, it is economically inefficient and damaging to the country.
– It can be a smart loss mitigation strategy, even if philosophically repugnant.

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Today’s aphorism

The sun is shining, as it’s always done
Coffin dust is the fate of everyone
Talking ’bout the rich folks
The poor create the rich hoax
And only late breast-fed fools believe it.

– Sixto Rodriguez, from Rich Folks Hoax

On this day

20 October 1977 – Plane crash in Mississippi kills 3 members of rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with their manager, the pilot and co-pilot.

20 October 2011 – death of Muammar Gaddafi, former leader of Libya. He had been shot to death by rebel fighters following the overthrow of his government.