English Explanatory Dictionary

rebarbative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Irritating, repellent.

Pronunciation

rĭbärʹbətĭv /ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv/ /ɹɪˈbɑɹbətɪv/ en-us-rebarbative.ogg

Word forms

rebarbative more rebarbative most rebarbative

Etymology

From French rébarbatif, rébarbative (“repellent, disagreeable”), from Middle French rebarber (“to oppose”), ultimately from Latin barba (“beard”), literally “to stand beard to beard against”.

Derived words

rebarbatively rebarbativeness rebarbativity
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