Dictionary entry

Repercussive

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Re′per‐cuss″ive (–k?s″?v), a. [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. “Blood is stanched by astringent and repercussive medicines.” Bacon.

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