How to pronounce rebarbative
American English pronunciation
rih-BAR-buh-tiv
- IPA
- /ɹɪˈbɑɹbətɪv/
- Syllables
- rih · BAR · buh · tiv (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What rebarbative means
Unpleasant and off-putting
In a sentence: The rebarbative smell from the swamp made us hold our noses and walk faster.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word for off-putting, from a verb built on the word for a beard. It is as if two people stood beard to beard against each other.
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