OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 23332

percussive

/pəˈkʌsɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
percutivo
Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.
As argued by Dr. Burney, and as implied by the customs of still extant barbarous races, the first musical instruments were, without doubt, percussive—sticks, calabashes, tom-toms—a…
He massaged her shoulders with a gentle percussive action.