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percussive

[ per-kuhs-iv ]

/ pərˈkʌs ɪv /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by percussion.

Origin of percussive

First recorded in 1785–95; percuss(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM percussive

per·cus·sive·ly, adverb per·cus·sive·ness, noun non·per·cus·sive, adjective un·per·cus·sive, adjective

Words nearby percussive

percussion instrument, percussion lock, percussion tool, percussion welding, percussionist, percussive, percussor, percutaneous, percy, perdido, perdie

Example sentences from the Web for percussive

The missiles took flight with a high-pitched whine and landed with a percussive boom.

Vanished in Uganda |Andrew Rice |June 5, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
A joke was sacred from implication; it was self-sufficient, vocal in line and curve, percussive.

George Cruikshank |W. H. Chesson
There are commonly holes in the blade, which give the application a percussive effect.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 |Various
Their principle, modified to suit work of another character, is seen in percussive rock drills, such as the Ingersoll Sergeant.

The Romance of Modern Mechanism |Archibald Williams

It might have been caused by a very heavy fall of snow from a high roof—not sliding, but percussive.

The Alleged Haunting of B---- House |Various
There is no mark in the dictionaries to indicate the percussive brevity of the vowel sound in "suh" as he pronounced it.

Spring notes from Tennessee |Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for percussive

percussive

/ (pəˈkʌsɪv) /

adjective

of, caused by, or relating to percussion

Derived forms of percussive

percussively, adverb percussiveness, noun