adjective
- repellent or unattractive; causing dislike or aversion
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The critic’s rebarbative writing style alienated many readers.
- His rebarbative personality made it difficult for him to make friends.
- The building’s rebarbative concrete facade was widely criticized.
- She found his rebarbative manner particularly annoying during meetings.
- The professor’s rebarbative lectures drove students away from the course.
- The restaurant’s rebarbative atmosphere kept customers from returning.