Rebarbative
adjective | /rebarbative/
Unpleasant, repellent, or difficult to like, especially in manner or appearance.
Rebarbative
adjective | /rebarbative/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDUnpleasant, repellent, or difficult to like, especially in manner or appearance.
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"The report's rebarbative style made its important findings hard to read. Means: The report was so unpleasantly written that its important results were difficult to engage with."
"Despite his rebarbative manner, colleagues trusted his judgment. Means: Although he behaved in an off-putting way, his colleagues still trusted his decisions."
Mnemonic Trick
Rebarbative sounds like “barbed”: imagine a prickly manner that puts people off.
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