English

Adjective

percussive ‎(comparative more percussive, superlative most percussive)

1. Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.

   He massaged her shoulders with a gentle percussive action.

   His technical skills were limited to performing percussive maintenance: hitting malfunctioning equipment in the hope that it would then work.

Noun

percussive ‎(plural percussives)

1. (phonetics) A phoneme produced by striking organs together, e.g. smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth.

Italian

Adjective

percussive

1. feminine plural of percussivo