Definition of "impressionistic" []

Of, relating to, or practicing impressionism. (adjective)
Of, relating to, or predicated on impression as opposed to reason or fact: impressionistic memories of early childhood. (adjective)
Impressionable. (adjective)

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Use "impressionistic" in a sentence

"On the radio, he presents his observations about the marsh in short, impressionistic essays."
"It is the prime example of Colette's prose style, which has been described as impressionistic in reference to its precise, sensual style whose economy also strikes the reader as elliptical."
"I have no knowledge of Marx, and have been criticized by Marxist historians for having a historical approach that they have described as impressionistic and unsystematic."

Words like "impressionistic"

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hellenistic

impressionist mechanistic