Rebarbative
Rebarbative
(ree-BAHR-buh-tiv)
Adjective:
-Causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.
-Unattractive and objectionable.
-Fearsome; forbidding.
From French "rébarbatif", from Medieval French, from "rebarber" to be repellent, from "re"- + "barbe" beard, from Latin "barba". First Known Use: 1892.
Used in a sentence:
“Why does your kid brother insist on being such a rebarbative little deuce?”
If someone is being rebarbative, let your outfit guide their next steps:Confer Thy Querulous Blatherings Upon the Palmar Fascia T-Shirt - https://amzn.to/2y2qSd4

#Victorian #Illustration #Grandiloquent #Vocabulary #Words #Vintage #Retrouvaille #Steampunk #Rebarbative #Repellent #Annoying #Irritating #Objectionable