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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Repercussive

Repercussive \Re`per*cuss"ive\ (-k?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]percussif.]

  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 repercussive medicines.''
    --Bacon.

  3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. ``Rages loud the repercussive roar.''
    --Thomson.

Repercussive

Repercussive \Re`per*cuss"ive\, n. A repellent. [Obs.]
--Bacon.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
repercussive

c.1400, from Middle French repercussif, from Latin repercuss-, past participle stem of repercutere (see repercussion). Related: Repercussively; repercussiveness.

Wiktionary
repercussive

a. 1 Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. 2 repellent 3 Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. n. (context obsolete English) A repellent.

Usage examples of "repercussive".

It was noted early on that theirs were the repercussive equivalents of decapitation.