Bad and Repulsive

Bad

Bad adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell

Repulsive and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repulsive" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Repulsive

Repulsive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Bad and repulsive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Repulsive".

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The House of Night Beauty Equals Goodness: When Stevie Rae died and then un-died, she was repulsive and smelt really bad.
  • Xtreme Kool Letterz Remember, though, that Hitler Ate Sugar and this trope is still not a bad thing even though a group of equally repulsive racists has taken a liking to the use of Xtreme Kool Letterz.
  • Video Game / Day of the Tentacle Humans Are Ugly: The tentacles from the future find humans ugly... Laverne gets it especially bad from a tentacle who instantly describes how he finds her repulsive (then again, she does look weird).
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