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Tending to ward off; resistant or impervious; causing distaste or aversion (adjective)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen July 2, 2026
Answer
REPELLENT
The Root
PELLmeans “drive, urge”
In a sentence: The smell of any fish is so REPELLENT to Carol that she gags at the offensive odor.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Tending to ward off; resistant or impervious; causing distaste or aversion (adjective)” has the answer REPELLENT (9 letters), built on the root PELL, which means “drive, urge”. See the full July 2, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.