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repercussive

[ ree-per-kuhs-iv, rep-er- ]
/ ˌri pərˈkʌs ɪv, ˌrɛp ər- /
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adjective
causing repercussion; reverberating.
reflected; reverberated.
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Origin of repercussive

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

OTHER WORDS FROM repercussive

re·per·cus·sive·ly, adverbre·per·cus·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby repercussive

repentance, repentant, Repentigny, repeople, repercussion, repercussive, reperepe, reperforator, repertoire, repertory, repertory company
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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
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