repercussive

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

adjective
  1. causing repercussion; reverberating.

  2. reflected; reverberated.

Origin of repercussive

1
1350–1400; Middle English repercussif<Old French. See repercussion, -ive

Other words from repercussive

  • re·per·cus·sive·ly, adverb
  • re·per·cus·sive·ness, noun

Words Nearby repercussive

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How to use repercussive in a sentence

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

    Iconoclasts | James Huneker
  • All the head hums with repercussive memories of anterior existences.

    Iconoclasts | James Huneker