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What is the adjective for repellency?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb repel which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

repellent
  1. tending or able to repel; driving back
  2. repulsive, inspiring aversion
  3. resistant or impervious to something
  4. Synonyms:
      5. disgusting, revolting, horrible, nasty, repulsive, awful, offensive, foul, distasteful, sickening, dreadful, horrid, loathsome, odious, abominable, vile, nauseating, repugnant, appalling, obnoxious, abhorrent, disagreeable, hideous, gross, horrendous, terrible, nauseous, objectionable, shocking, obscene, yucky, ghastly, execrable, noisome, noxious, despicable, contemptible, rancid, scandalous, gruesome, ugly, hateful, reprehensible, beastly, icky, heinous, disgustful, evil, fulsome, loathly … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The repellent nature of this image evokes the almost primitive disgust that Nixon was able to elicit from his liberal enemies.”
      “Avoid using electronic repellent devices, mothballs or other unregistered products.”
repellant
  1. Alternative form of repellent
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disgustful, disgusting, revolting, repellent, foul, sickening, repulsive, horrible, nasty, dreadful, horrid, loathsome, awful, offensive, nauseating, odious, obnoxious, abominable, distasteful, repugnant, appalling, hideous, vile, gross, horrendous, nauseous, abhorrent, terrible, ghastly, yucky, unpleasant, obscene, noisome, frightful, objectionable, noxious, disagreeable, rancid, gruesome, beastly, icky, stinking, putrid, atrocious, loathly, uninviting, grotty, yucko, lousy, unsavoury … more
repelled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of repel
  2. Synonyms:
      3. repulsed, rebutted, rebuffed, parried, checked, prevented, foiled, frustrated, fended off, staved off, stove off, held off, warded off, beat off, beaten off, fought off, kept at bay, turned away, drove away, driven away, kept off, drove back, driven back, beat back, beaten back, held back, chased away, turned back, kept away, sent packing, forced back, drove off, brushed off, put to flight, thrusted back, saw off, seen off, stood off, forced off, knocked down, kept at arm's length, resisted, deflected, defended against, averted, blocked, turned aside, put up a fight, defended, stopped … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It may be that the repelled mind has some conscious or unconscious associations which make its application to almost anything at all something shameful and vaguely horrid.”
repelling
  1. present participle of repel
  2. Synonyms:
      3. repulsing, rebutting, rebuffing, parrying, checking, preventing, foiling, frustrating, fending off, staving off, holding off, warding off, beating off, fighting off, keeping at bay, turning away, driving away, keeping off, driving back, beating back, holding back, chasing away, turning back, keeping away, sending packing, forcing back, driving off, brushing off, putting to flight, thrusting back, seeing off, standing off, forcing off, knocking down, keeping at arm's length, resisting, deflecting, defending against, averting, blocking, turning aside, defending, stopping, countering, discouraging, fencing, fighting back, holding at bay, protecting against, guarding … more
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