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percussant

percussant adjective: percussive; striking (also figuratively).

Adjective

percussant (not comparable)

  1. Percussive; striking (also figuratively).
    • The central problem for this study was the imbalanced provision of already published evidence. He has resolved it in a striking and percussant manner. He closes in first on the problem of continental government, which the patriots inherited, supplying the essential material on state-making, from...1970 August 20, J. R. Pole, The Revolution in America 1754–1788: Documents and Commentaries, Springer, →ISBN
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Questions about percussant

What does percussant mean?
Percussant means percussive; striking (also figuratively).
What part of speech is percussant?
Percussant is an adjective.

Words near percussant in the dictionary

  1. percunctations
  2. percurrent
  3. percurrently
  4. percursory
  5. percuss
  6. percussant
  7. percussed
  8. percusses
  9. percussible
  10. percussing
  11. percussion

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