rebarbative means irritating, repellent.
rebarbative is pronounced /ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv/.
Why “rebarbative” is a great word
Irritating, repellent, or objectionable in manner or appearance. Its etymology bristles with defiance: from French rébarbatif, rébarbative, from Middle French rebarber ("to oppose"), ultimately from Latin barba ("beard"), literally meaning "to stand beard to beard against"; first recorded in English use in 1885. Unlike "abrasive," which suggests a harsh, grating friction, or "unpalatable," which denotes something merely disagreeable, rebarbative implies an active, confrontational unpleasantness that actively repels. It is the institutional glare of fluorescent lighting in a bare room, the stubborn smirk of a bureaucrat, the low growl of a challenge to every greeting—a quality where discomfort becomes communication, and every surface seems to whisper keep away.
Etymology
From French rébarbatif, rébarbative (“repellent, disagreeable”), from Middle French rebarber (“to oppose”), ultimately from Latin barba (“beard”), literally “to stand beard to beard against”.
adj
- Irritating, repellent.