impressive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective making a strong or vivid impression
    • an impressive ceremony
  2. adjective satellite producing a strong effect
    telling.
    • gave an impressive performance as Othello
    • a telling gesture

WordNet

Im*press"ive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. impressif.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913