Ill and Repulsive

Ill

Ill adjective - Affected with nausea.

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

Nearby Word: illness

Repulsive

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

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

Both words in one sentence

  • Jerkass / Video Games One of the reasons why Bubsy from the ill-fated Bubsy series was such a failure as a video game mascot, was because his personality was basically a repulsive combination of Stan Smith from American Dad!
  • Video Game / Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Looks Like Orlok: The dishonored vampires you encounter early on in the game are plain repulsive; with an ill-shapen skull, protruding jaws and nonexistent ears they bear a resemblance to the first game's ghouls, rather than vampires.
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