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impressible

American  
[im-pres-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈprɛs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being impressed; impressionable.


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Etymology

Origin of impressible

First recorded in 1620–30; impress 1 + -ible

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It's not quite as bright as last month's Hunter's supermoon but should still provide an impressible spectacle for sky gazers, although clouds may obscure the view in some places.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2024

Some players use it to pay utility bills or help out family members, and there are coaches and administrators who feel it helps ward off the temptation to accept impressible benefits.

From Washington Times Oct. 31, 2018

The Buckeyes received a one-year postseason ban in 2011 for an impressible benefits scandal involving players swapping memorabilia and equipment for tattoos and cash, along with coach Jim Tressel lying to the NCAA.

From Washington Times Dec. 1, 2017

He calls the Fourth of July an American "Passover" and places hope in the youthful nation, "still impressible" and open to change.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet he whom it describes scarcely impressed one with the idea of a gentle, a yielding, an impressible, or even of a placid nature.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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