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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nə bəl, -ˈprɛʃ nə- |
Definition of impressionable
Origin :- 1836, formed on French model, from impression + -able. Earlier was impressible (1620s).
- adj easily taught; gullible
- Tony Cornish had also been young in those days, and impressionable.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- She was an impressionable young person and her papa was very wealthy.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It is better for mankind to be impressionable than reflective.
- Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
- He was a younger man than Lockwood, with an impressionable erudition.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- I was at a most impressionable age when I was transplanted to the new soil.
- Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
- He had learned to hate my class during the impressionable years of childhood.
- Extract from : « Gossamer » by George A. Birmingham
- In this environment Kociuszko spent the most impressionable period of his youth.
- Extract from : « Kosciuszko » by Monica Mary Gardner
- The boy was in his most impressionable years, and was left to face the music alone.
- Extract from : « The Free Range » by Francis William Sullivan
- You are an awful family for an impressionable young girl to visit.
- Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
- I am most thankful, however, that you are not impressionable.
- Extract from : « Under the Southern Cross » by Elizabeth Robins
Synonyms for impressionable
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