Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Percussive; striking: of or pertaining to percussion.
- noun That which strikes or has power to strike.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Striking; having the power of striking.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic
Striking ; having the power of striking or hitting.
Etymologies
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Latin percutiens. See percuss.
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Examples
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Et dixit Iahacob ad Simhon et ad Levi, Turbastis me, ut foetere feceritis me habitatoribus terrae, Chenanaeo, et Perizaeo: et ego paucos mecum habeo, et congregabunt se adversum me, et percutient me, et disperdar ego, et domus mea.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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