rebarbative

[KatyBr]

tending to irritate; repellent - REBARBATIVE

Rebarbative comes from French rébarbatif, "stern, surly, grim, forbidding," from Middle French rebarber, "to be repellent," from re- (from the Latin) + barbe, "beard" (from Latin barba).

from http://dictionary.reference.com

Kt
either grow the dang thing or shave it, porcupines just don't get kissed as often.

[Slava]

Just to shorten the list of unanswered posts, I thought I'd note that this good word has been honored here.

http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword ... ebarbative

[Perry]

And it was briefly discussed here. http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3669
BTW KatyBr is another denizen of the Agora who has disappeared.

[Slava]

BTW KatyBr is another denizen of the Agora who has disappeared.

She did appear a few times last year, but nothing since August. Perhaps if we talk about her she'll come back? Suzanne (scw1217) perked up a couple of days ago.

[sluggo]

... and also suggested twice more with still more commentary including here.

[LukeJavan8]

Where I live the snow is rebarbative, but, alas, the cure
is far from bicarb (baking soda: I'm not going to try
to make a word for it.) Spring come !