impressible

[ im-pres-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈprɛs ə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being impressed; impressionable.

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Origin of impressible

First recorded in 1620–30; impress¹ + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM impressible

im·press·i·bil·i·ty, im·press·i·ble·ness, nounim·press·i·bly, adverbo·ver·im·press·i·bil·i·ty, nouno·ver·im·press·i·ble, adjective

o·ver·im·press·i·bly, adverbun·im·press·i·bil·i·ty, nounun·im·press·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby impressible

impregnate, impresa, impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression, impressionable, impressionism, impressionist, impressive

How to use impressible in a sentence

Part of his defense includes research in the field of neuroscience to argue that he was young and impressible, a byproduct of a gang-infested community, but not a murderer.
Morning Report: Felony Murder Case To Test Criminal Justice Reform|Voice of San Diego|March 4, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Another thing that influenced impressible Tessa this day, was a talk at the tea-table.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
She was one of those strong-minded women who are impressible by grand sentiments.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
The trouble is that they are so impressible and imaginative that they are at the mercy of all sorts of fancy systems.
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Mortimer Lightwood was not an extraordinarily impressible man, but this face impressed him.
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
But there was Mrs Boffin to part from, and, in the full flush of her dignity, the impressible little soul collapsed again.
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens