impactiveadj.
/ˈɪmpaktɪv//ɪmˈpaktɪv/ Of, pertaining to, or characterized by impact; having an impact.
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the world > movement > impact > [adjective]
impactive1934
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep
sensiblea1393
solemnc1400
forcible1573
powerful1588
pressive1623
effectual1662
knock-down1690
impressive1775
imposing1783
effective1790
telling1819
home-coming1848
compelling1901
awesome1916
impactive1934
dynamite1942
fuck-off1962
1934 F. S. Fitzgerald Tender is Night i. i. 5 Feeling the impactive scrutiny of strange faces, she took off her bath-robe and followed.
1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 197 They faced one another, not close yet at slightly less than foils' distance, erect, their voices not raised, not impactive, just succinct.
1955 Financial Times 17 Jan. (Packaging Suppl.) 6/4 Mechanical tests have been devised for studying vibration, impactive shocks and compression loads in stacking.
1969 Esquire Feb. 20 Even more impactive, maybe, is The Spot, where the waitresses wear what they please.
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adj.1934