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gory

English

Etymology

From gore +? -y. Compare Middle English güre, gire, girre (gory, clotted), from Old English gyr, gyru (filthy, muddy), from gor (dirt, dung); Old Frisian gere, iere (muddy water). More at gore.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?????.i/
  • Rhymes: -??ri

Adjective

gory (comparative gorier, superlative goriest)

  1. covered with blood, very bloody
  2. (informal) unpleasant
    Her autobiography gives all the gory details of her many divorces.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gy?r, gyro, gyro-, ogry, orgy

Lower Sorbian

Noun

gory

  1. Superseded spelling of góry.

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repellent

English

Etymology

From Latin repellens. Equivalent to repel +? -ent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???p?l?nt/

Adjective

repellent (comparative more repellent, superlative most repellent)

  1. Tending or able to repel; driving back.
  2. Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
  3. Resistant or impervious to something.

Hyponyms

  • water-repellent

Translations

Noun

repellent (plural repellents)

  1. Someone who repels.
  2. A substance used to repel insects, other pests, or dangerous animals.
  3. A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

Translations

References

  • repellent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Verb

repellent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of repell?

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