impression
noun
a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
impressional
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a word derived from
impression.
Example Sentences
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It is not to be expected that posterity will take much interest in him, for his point and meaning are impressional.
From Emerson and Other Essays by John Jay Chapman
The sentient soul is nervous, sensational, emotional, phenomenal, and impressional.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
I positively felt the impressional harvest rather rich, little as any item of it might have passed at the time for the sort of thing one exhibits as a trophy of learning.
From Notes of a Son and Brother by Henry James
My dream was purely impressional, and outside of the effect of daily incidents.
From Dawn by Harriet A. Adams
Inspirational or impressional writing is frequently mistaken for that which is more purely passive or automatic.
From Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers by William Walker Atkinson
