repercussive

adjective

reper·​cus·​sive

1

a

: reverberating

the repercussive banjos and sobbing saxophones

—Carl Sandburg

b

: thrown back : reflected, reverberated

rages loud the repercussive roar

—James Thomson †1748

2

: serving to throw back a sound

a repercussive cave

Word History

Etymology

Middle English repercussif serving to drive away, probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin repercussivus, from Latin repercussus (past participle of repercutere) + -ivus -ive

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Rhymes for repercussive

• percussive

Kids Definition

repercussive

adjective

re·​per·​cus·​sive

ˌrē-pər-ˈkəs-iv, 

ˌrep-ər-

: of, marked by, or creating repercussion