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repercussive
CIDE DICTIONARY
repercussive, a. [Cf. F. répercussif.].
- Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. [1913 Webster]"Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound." [1913 Webster]
- Repellent. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. Thomson. [1913 Webster]
repercussive, n.
A repellent. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
repercussive
booming, bouncing, bounding, echoic, echoing, growling, lingering, persistent, reboant, rebounding, recalcitrant, recoiling, reechoing, resilient, resounding, reverberant, reverberating, reverberatory, rumbling, sounding, springing, thundering, undampedROGET THESAURUS
repercussive
Recoil
N recoil, reaction, retroaction, revulsion, bounce, rebound, ricochet, repercussion, recalcitration, kick, contrecoup, springing back, elasticity, reflection, reflexion, reflex, reflux, reverberation, rebuff, repulse, return, ducks and drakes, boomerang, spring, reactionist, elastic collision, coefficient of restitution, recoiling, refluent, repercussive, recalcitrant, reactionary, retroactive, on the rebound, on the recoil, for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction.For further exploring for "repercussive" in Webster Dictionary Online