REPUGNANT

repugnant. repugnant, contrarie

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repugnant. Repugnant, a. contrary, opposit, disobedient

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Re‐pug″nant (–nant), a. [[F. répugnant, or L. repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See Repugn.]] Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; — usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature. repugnant to command. Shak. There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins. Syn. — Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.