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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPRESS'IVE, a. Making or tending to make an impression; having the power of affecting, or of exciting attention and feeling; adapted to touch sensibility or the conscience; as an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
1. Capable of being impressed; susceptible.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" [ant: unimpressive]
2: producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" [syn: impressive, telling]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1598 making or tending to make a marked impression ; having the power to excite attention, awe, or admiration <an impressive display of skill> Synonyms: see moving • impressively adverb • impressiveness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 impressing the mind or senses, esp. so as to cause approval or admiration. 2 (of language, a scene, etc.) tending to excite deep feeling. Derivatives: impressively adv. impressiveness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Impressive Im*press"ive, a. [Cf. F. impressif.] 1. 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. 2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] --Drayton. - Im*press"ive*ly, adv. -- Im*press"ive*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Something that is impressive impresses you, for example because it is great in size or degree, or is done with a great deal of skill. It is an impressive achievement... ADJ • impressively ...an impressively bright and energetic American woman called Cathie Gould... ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Affecting, touching, moving, stirring, powerful, striking, overpowering.

Moby Thesaurus

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