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Definition: Repercussive
Repercussive
\Re`per*cuss"ive\, n.
A repellent. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Repercussive
\Re`per*cuss"ive\ (-k?s"?v), a. [Cf. F.
r['e]percussif.]
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1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending
back; causing to reverberate.
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Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. --W.
Pattison.
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2. Repellent. [Obs.]
“Blood is stanched by astringent and
repercussive medicines.” --Bacon.
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3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated.
“Rages loud the
repercussive roar.” --Thomson.
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