Entry: repelsive (adj.)
In context: "...a kind of repelsive oversized B-cartridge life thundering around due north of where yrstrul and Green strolled through the urban grid."
Definition: Lenzglish for repulsive (adj.): Having the property of repelling or resisting a person or thing; tending to force back, drive away, etc.; repellent. Sometimes with of or to.
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SNOOT score: 1
Page: 562
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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