repercussive adjective & noun. [ri:pǝ'kʌsɪv] LME.
[Old & mod. French répercussif, -ive or medieval Latin repercussivus, formed as REPERCUSS + -IVE.]
A. adjective.
1. Of a medicine, application, etc.: serving to repel harmful bodily fluids or reduce swellings. LME-L17.

2. a. Of a sound: reverberating, reverberated; echoing; repeated. L16.
b. Of a place etc.: returning a sound. L17.

3. Of light: reflected. L16-E18.

4. fig. Of an action, decision, etc.: having repercussions or indirect effects. L20.
B. noun. A repercussive medicine or application. LME-E18.

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