re|pel´lent|ly — re|pel|lent «rih PEHL uhnt», adjective. 1. disagreeable or distasteful; unattractiv »That disagreeable man has a cold, repellent manner. Cheating and lying are repellent to most people. SYNONYM(S): repugnant. 2. repelling; driving back. –n. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
ex|pel|lent — ex|pel|lant or ex|pel|lent «ehk SPEHL uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. expelling; tending to expel. –n. a medicine that expels … Useful english dictionary
com|pel|lent — «kuhm PEHL uhnt», adjective. compelling; constraining … Useful english dictionary
im|pel|lent — «ihm PEHL uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. that impels; impelling. –n. a thing that impels or urges; impelling force, agent, body, or action … Useful english dictionary
pro|pel|lent — «pruh PEHL uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. propelling; driving forward: »The mayor was the propellent force for new street lights. –n. a thing or person that propels; propellant. ╂[< Latin prōpellēns, entis, present participle of prōpellere… … Useful english dictionary
wa|ter-re|pel|lent — «WT uhr rih PEHL uhnt, WOT », adjective, noun. –adj. impervious to water or moisture: »The duck hunter s jacket has been copied in moss green, water repellent cotton poplin (New Yorker). –n. a chemical agent that makes something water repellent … Useful english dictionary
pro·pel·lent — ↑propellant … Useful english dictionary
lent — am·biv·a·lent; au·ru·lent; be·nev·o·lent; cho·lent; com·pel·lent; con·do·lent; cor·pu·lent; cor·pu·lent·ly; cor·pu·lent·ness; crap·u·lent; ded·o·lent; di·vel·lent; do·lent; equiv·a·lent·ly; es·cu·lent; ex·cel·lent·ly; ex·cel·lent·ness;… … English syllables
wa·ter-re·pel·lent — … Useful english dictionary
ex|pel|lant — or ex|pel|lent «ehk SPEHL uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. expelling; tending to expel. –n. a medicine that expels … Useful english dictionary
