His paintings had become more impressionistic as his eyesight dimmed.
English dictionary. 2008.
impressionistic — [im presh΄ən is′tik] adj. 1. IMPRESSIONIST 2. conveying a quick or overall impression impressionistically adv. * * * im·pres·sion·is·tic (ĭm prĕsh ə nĭsʹtĭk) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or practicing impressionism. 2. Of, relating to, or predicated… … Universalium
impressionistic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) based on subjective impressions presented unsystematically. 2) (Impressionistic) in the style of Impressionism. DERIVATIVES impressionistically adverb … English terms dictionary
impressionistic — (adj.) 1886; see IMPRESSIONIST (Cf. impressionist) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
impressionistic — [im presh΄ən is′tik] adj. 1. IMPRESSIONIST 2. conveying a quick or overall impression impressionistically adv … English World dictionary
Impressionistic — Impressionist Im*pres sion*ist, Impressionistic Im*pres sion*is tic, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impressionistic — adjective Date: 1886 1. (or impressionist) 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 > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
impressionistic — im|pres|sion|is|tic [ımˌpreʃəˈnıstık] adj based on a general feeling of what something is like, rather than on specific facts or details ▪ The officers seemed to make only an impressionistic assessment. >impressionistically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
Impressionistic — in the style of Impressionism. → impressionistic … English new terms dictionary
impressionistic — adjective 1》 based on subjective impressions presented unsystematically. 2》 (Impressionistic) in the style of Impressionism. Derivatives impressionistically adverb … English new terms dictionary
impressionistic — adjective based on a general feeling of what something is like, rather than on specific facts or details: an impressionistic account of what happened impressionistically, adverb impressive /Im presIv/ adjective something that is impressive seems… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
