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Definition of Impressive
1. Adjective. Making a strong or vivid impression. "An impressive ceremony"
Also: Moving
Derivative terms: Impress, Impress, Impressiveness, Impressiveness
Antonyms: Unimpressive
2. Adjective. Producing a strong effect. "A telling gesture"
Similar to: Effective, Effectual, Efficacious
Derivative terms: Impress, Impress, Impressiveness
Definition of Impressive
1. a. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
Definition of Impressive
1. Adjective. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene. ¹
2. Adjective. Capable of being impressed. ¹
3. Adjective. appealing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impressive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impressive
Literary usage of Impressive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oecd Economic Surveys: United Kingdom by OECD. (2005)
"impressive macroeconomic performance also reflects flexibility in labour and
product markets Flexible labour and product markets have underpinned the recent ..."
2. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"Dreams impressive only because they are uncriticized. It will be seen from such
considerations as these that a mature individual is brought in his sleep ..."
3. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1811)
"—Trial of Hastings, evidence for the prosecution closed —impressive speech of
the defendant.—Session rises. ..."