Rebarbative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rebarbative is an adjective meaning Irritating, repellent.
Meaning
Irritating, repellent.
Example Sentences
Houellebecq doesn’t like experts[…]and rebarbative acronyms are the language that experts use to put the rest of us in our place.
Central to the story was Steve Eisman, an eccentric and rebarbative hedge-funder who was one of the earliest to see through the subprime lies.
[…]A mystery (1990), for instance, the first book he wrote after arriving in America, stunned critics; for some it was an ambitious and remarkable book, for others it was rebarbative and wilfully obscure.
Poliziano took great pleasure in incorporating the new myths, facts, and variant readings he uncovered as a scholar in his own Latin poems and letters — and in pointing out that he had done so in his most rebarbative technical monographs.
Synonyms for rebarbative
Depending on context, synonyms include repellent, repellant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include repellant, repellent, nasty, hellacious, irritating, irritatory.
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