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Repulsive

/riˈpʌlsɪv/
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(adj) Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.

Tom found Mary repulsive.
Death, in whatever form, is repulsive.
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The smell coming from the abandoned building was so ____ that the investigators had to wear masks.

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