rebarbative

🇬🇧 UK/ri'bɑ:bәtiv/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Causing irritation or repulsion; unattractive and off-putting.

令人厌烦的,令人反感的

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.rebarbative personality令人反感的个性
  • 2.[rebarbative style]令人厌烦的风格
  • 3.[rebarbative tone]令人不快的语气
  • 4.rebarbative prose晦涩难懂的文字

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The professor's rebarbative teaching style drove many students away from the course.

  • 2.

    His rebarbative personality made it nearly impossible to maintain a friendship with him.

  • 3.

    The critic described the novel's opening chapter as needlessly rebarbative and dense.

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