repercussive
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Repercussive — Re per*cuss ive ( k?s ?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]percussif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. [1913 Webster] Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Repercussive — Re per*cuss ive, n. A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repercussive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kəsiv adjective Etymology: Middle English repercussif serving to drive away, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin repercussivus, from Latin repercussus (past participle of repercutere) + ivus ive 1. a. : reverberating the repercussive … Useful english dictionary
repercussive — repercussions ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the consequences of an event or action. DERIVATIVES repercussive adjective. ORIGIN originally as a medical term meaning «repressing of infection»: from Latin repercutere cause to rebound, push back … English terms dictionary
repercussive — adjective see repercussion … New Collegiate Dictionary
repercussive — repercussively, adv. repercussiveness, n. /ree peuhr kus iv, rep euhr /, adj. 1. causing repercussion; reverberating. 2. reflected; reverberated. [1350 1400; ME repercussif < OF. See REPERCUSSION, IVE] * * * … Universalium
repercussive — Synonyms and related words: booming, bouncing, bounding, echoic, echoing, growling, lingering, persistent, reboant, rebounding, recalcitrant, recoiling, reechoing, resilient, resounding, reverberant, reverberating, reverberatory, rumbling,… … Moby Thesaurus
repercussive — rɪËpÉ™(r) kÊŒsɪv adj. echoing, resonating, reverberating; reactive … English contemporary dictionary
repercussive — a. 1. Rebounding, reverberating. 2. Driven back, reverberated … New dictionary of synonyms
repercussive — reper·cus·sive … English syllables
