1.
[syn: impressively, imposingly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Impressive \Im*press"ive\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
impressif.]
1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to
impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch
the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an
impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
[1913 Webster]
2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] --Drayton. --
Im*press"ive*ly, adv. -- Im*press"ive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
impressively
adv 1: in an impressive manner; "the students progressed
impressively fast" [syn: impressively, imposingly]
[ant: unimpressively]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "impressively":
abundantly, acutely, amazingly, amply, ardently, astonishingly,
awesomely, conspicuously, copiously, effectively, elaborately,
elegantly, eloquently, eminently, emphatically, exceptionally,
expressively, exquisitely, extraordinarily, extravagantly,
exuberantly, famously, fervently, fluently, forcefully, generously,
glaringly, glibly, gloriously, glowingly, grandiosely, grandly,
graphically, imposingly, in glowing terms, incredibly, intensely,
luxuriously, magically, magnanimously, magnificently, majestically,
markedly, marvelously, meaningfully, nobly, notably, particularly,
passionately, peculiarly, pointedly, powerfully, preeminently,
profusely, prominently, pronouncedly, proudly, remarkably, richly,
signally, singularly, smoothly, spiritedly, splendaciously,
splendidly, splendiferously, strikingly, sumptuously, superbly,
superlatively, surpassingly, surprisingly, tellingly, uncommonly,
unusually, vehemently, vigorously, vividly, warmly, wonderfully,
wondrous, worthily