impressive

Definition

  • adjective: deserving attention, admiration, or respect
  • adjective: making or tending to make a marked 'impression'
  • synonyms: effective, speaking, powerful

Examples

  • He has an 'impressive' vocabulary for a 10-year-old.

  • a large and 'impressive' [='imposing'] building

  • Her first performance was very 'impressive'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Nice to meet you, too. This is it. Augusto World. This is my room. Wow. It's an impressive collection. Yeah, I used to play. (CHUCKLES) Do you mind if I sit down? Yeah. Make yourself at home. (..)
    2014 The Fault in Our Stars
  • (..) (SIGHS DEEPLY) Um... I'm Hazel. Uh, thyroid, originally... but now with quite the impressive satellite colony in my lungs. (STAMMERING) And how are you doing? Uh, you mean besides the terminal cancer? (..)
    2014 The Fault in Our Stars