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

  • (..) Twenty-five long ones. Did you buy a Porsche yet? You know, I was thinking about buying a Porsche. Twenty-five years. That's a... Well, it's impressive. Well, you figure you sleep one-third of your life. That knocks off eight years of marriage right there. So you're down to and change. (..)
    2003 Lost in Translation