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Definition of "impressible" [im•press•i•ble]

  • Susceptible to impressions; malleable: impressible young minds. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "impressible" in a sentence
  • "I would think that a ROTC unit at a major university would do a better job to bring the respectable speaker to talk to impressible young adults."
  • "Visible (the sort left by a bloody thumb on a white wall), impressible (left in pliable material, like plastic explosive), and latent (hidden to the unaided eye)."
  • "But Brennan eschews the role of the knowledgeable or even impressible guide: he cannot even pretend to be able to answer all the questions we might have."