2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
impressive
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: {telling}]
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