repercussive

[ ree-per-kuhs-iv, rep-er- ]
/ ˌri pərˈkʌs ɪv, ˌrɛp ər- /

adjective

causing repercussion; reverberating.
reflected; reverberated.

Origin of repercussive

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for repercussive

  • All the head hums with repercussive memories of anterior existences.

    Iconoclasts |James Huneker

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

    Iconoclasts |James Huneker