how to pronounce percussive

/pəˈkʌs.ɪv/

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percussive is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of percussive in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… distinctiveness of its percussive attack …”

meanings of percussive

adjective:

Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth.
Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.

noun:

A percussive phone.

percussive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word percussive occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.