rebarbative

re bar ba tive |rəˈbärbətiv rəˈbɑrbədɪv | ▶adjective formal unattractive and objectionable: rebarbative modern buildings. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French rébarbatif, -ive, from Old French se rebarber ‘face each other “beard to beard ” aggressively, ’ from barbe ‘beard. ’

rebarbative

rebarbative |rɪˈbɑːbətɪv | ▶adjective formal unattractive and objectionable: rebarbative modern buildings. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French rébarbatif, -ive, from Old French se rebarber ‘face each other ‘beard to beard ’ aggressively ’, from barbe ‘beard ’.