repercussive

[ ree-per-kuhs-iv, rep-er- ]

adjective

1. causing repercussion; reverberating.
2. reflected; reverberated.

Other Words From

• reper·cussive·ly adverb
• reper·cussive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repercussive¹

1350–1400; Middle English repercussif < Old French. See repercussion, -ive

Example Sentences

A disquieting attack is made upon the nerves by the repercussive repetitions, the dense pall of melancholy hanging over the place.

From Project Gutenberg

All the head hums with repercussive memories of anterior existences.

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