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Repulsive vs Dastardly - What's the difference?

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Repulsive is a related term of dastardly.


As adjectives the difference between repulsive and dastardly

is that repulsive is while dastardly is in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.

repulsive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
  • (physics) having the capacity to repel

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.

    Synonyms

    * repellent * similar: disgusting, vile

    Antonyms

    * (tending to rouse aversion ) attractive * (physics, having the capacity to repel ) attractive

    Anagrams

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    dastardly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous
  • treacherous; given to backstabbing

    • Quotations

    * "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th" - in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)