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.
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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