adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )im- ˌ pre-sh ə - ' nis-tik
Function: adjective
Date: 1886
1 or im · pres · sion · ist \ im- ' pre-sh( ə -)nist \ often capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting impressionism
2 : based on or involving impression as distinct from expertise or fact <intuitions and impressionistic anecdotal accounts ― Sidney Hook>
– im · pres · sion · is · ti · cal · ly \ ( ˌ )im- ˌ pre-sh ə - ' nis-ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb