The difference between Beautiful and Repulsive

When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas repulsive means tending to rouse aversion or to repulse.

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  1. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Attractive and possessing beauty.

    Examples:

    "Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."

    "There's a beautiful lake by the town."

  2. Beautiful as an adjective (of the weather):

    Pleasant; clear.

    Examples:

    "It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."

  3. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Well executed.

    Examples:

    "The skater performed a beautiful [[axel]]."

  1. Repulsive as an adjective:

    tending to rouse aversion or to repulse

  2. Repulsive as an adjective (physics):

    having the capacity to repel

  3. Repulsive as an adjective:

    cold, reserved, forbidding

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