impressionistic
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- adjective
- /ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk/
:
impreciso
- Her description of the event was impressionistic, focusing on the mood rather than the exact details of what happened.
- impressionistic judgments
- largely impressionistic
- impressionistic evidence
These were sort of impressionistic kinds of of numbers.
- These were sort of impressionistic kinds of of numbers.
- But it's a way of making this argument in less impressionistic way.
- There's their speech is very it's very impressionistic and that's what that really means.
Examples
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In the end, the team wanted the deck to be an impressionistic view of the storm.
Blog text (25) -
Whereas comprehensive data are lacking, impressionistic evidence abounds.
Academic text (1991) -
The popular press, one index of the appeal of professional sport, is impressionistic.
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As these assessment data are impressionistic and self-reported, how seriously should they be taken?
Academic text (2013) -
Conventional toning can then be applied, and the results can be impressionistic and quite unique.
Academic text (2003) -
Although the evidence for the latter interpretation is largely anecdotal and impressionistic, it is compelling.
Academic text (2005) -
But that impressionistic sense is not borne out by the realities of life in the United States.
Academic text (2011) -
Unfortunately, pronouncements on Poe's writing have often been little more than impressionistic.
Academic text (1999) -
Consequently, much of the information about this population is anecdotal, impressionistic, or perceptual.
Academic text (2012) -
Insights, while not necessarily inaccurate, are frequently based on anecdotal evidence and hence impressionistic.
Academic text (2002)
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
impressionistic = impression (transparent) = impression + istic
Standard adjective formation from 'impression' plus '-istic' yields 'based on or characteristic of impressions'.
Etymology
Impressionistic comes from impression, from im- 'in' and press 'to press', giving the idea of a 'mark' or first 'feeling' you get. So to be impressionistic about facts is to give a general 'feeling' or quick idea rather than careful, exact detail.