rebarbative
adjective/rɪˈbɑːbətɪv/
/rɪˈbɑːrbətɪv/
(formal)- not attractive; causing strong dislike synonym objectionable
- rebarbative modern buildings
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French rébarbatif, -ive, from Old French se rebarber ‘face each other “beard to beard” aggressively’, from barbe ‘beard’.
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