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impressionistic
adjective im·pres·sion·is·tic \(ˌ)im-ˌpre-shə-ˈnis-tik\
: involving general feelings or thoughts rather than specific knowledge or facts
: of or relating to impressionism
Full Definition of IMPRESSIONISTIC
1
or im·pres·sion·ist \im-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nist\ often capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting impressionism
2
: based on or involving impression as distinct from expertise or fact <intuitions and impressionistic anecdotal accounts — Sidney Hook>
— im·pres·sion·is·ti·cal·ly \(ˌ)im-ˌpre-shə-ˈnis-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of IMPRESSIONISTIC
1886
Rhymes with IMPRESSIONISTIC
anachronistic, antagonistic, behavioristic, cannibalistic, characteristic, collectivistic, deterministic, expressionistic, extralinguistic, militaristic, metalinguistic, monopolistic, monotheistic, naturalistic, neologistic, opportunistic, paternalistic, polytheistic, propagandistic, psycholinguistic, reductionistic, relativistic, somnambulistic
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