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
rebarbativeother
=rebarbative
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.