Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.
adjective
- fearsome; forbidding
“repellent, unattractive,” 1885, from French rébarbatif (14c.), from barbe “beard,” from Latin barba (see barb (n.)).
rebarbative
adjective
adjective
“repellent, unattractive,” 1885, from French rébarbatif (14c.), from barbe “beard,” from Latin barba (see barb (n.)).