Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an impressive manner; forcibly.

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  • adverb In an impressive manner; forcibly.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in an impressive manner

Etymologies

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impressive +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The result here is too many good ideas and neat concepts to make a coherent movie, although the special effects remain impressively fascinating.

    A Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian » DVDs Worth Watching 2009

  • In fact, the novel moves rather impressively from the scientific to the mystical as we shift narrative voices.

    January Books 10) Doon pgmcc 2008

  • The Sonics bounced back impressively from a 123-96 loss in Chicago on Tuesday night.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • This actually manages, in impressively little space, to be simultaneously stupid and offensive, and in entirely different ways.

    Nick Hornby vs. Danielle Steele 2006

  • Indeed at the end of each long day of teaching the role changed from that of a Visiting Professor to that of a Visiting Fireman-the latter being defined as "a visiting dignitary whom it is desirable to entertain impressively".

    Towards Commonwealth Unity through the Sims Travelling Professorship 1974

  • "Monsieur de Tressan," he called impressively, "to your dying day -- and that will be none so distant -- shall you regret it if you do not hear me."

    Saint Martin's Summer Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • Open winning streak stood at 33, his shot at a fifth straight Flushing Meadows title impressively in tact.

    NY Daily News 2008

  • The beach still bears its royal name, and the waves still roll in impressively.

    South Africans Only 2001

  • The beach still bears its royal name, and the waves still roll in impressively.

    South Africans Only 2001

  • Many of the academies created under Labour are performing "impressively" though most have not been open long enough to draw firm conclusions, the National Audit Office (NAO) report says.

    Rapid expansion of academies 'risky', warns watchdog 2010

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