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Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.

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  1. a. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.
  2. a. Repellent.
  3. a. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated.
  4. n. A repellent.
  5. 1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison. 2. Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines." Bacon. 3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the repercussive roar." Thomson. A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon.
  6. A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon.
  7. a. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. a. Repellent. a. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. n. A repellent.