February 1, 2011

Word of the Day: Rebarbative

Rebarbative \ree-BAR-buh-tiv\ adjective

1. Serving or tending to irritate or repel.

Origin: Rebarbative comes from French rébarbatif, "stern, surly, grim, forbidding", from Middle French rebarber "to be repellent," from re- (from the Latin) + barbe, "beard" (from Latin barba)

 

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