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