REPERCUSSIVE

Adjective

repercussive (comparative more repercussive, superlative most repercussive)

Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.

Driven back; rebounding; reverberated.

(obsolete) Repellent; driving back.

Noun

repercussive (plural repercussives)

(obsolete) A repellent.

Source: Wiktionary


Re`per*cuss"ive (-ks"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. répercussif.]

1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison.

2. Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines." Bacon.

3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the repercussive roar." Thomson.

Re`per*cuss"ive, n.

Definition: A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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